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{{Use American English|date = January 2019}}
{{Infobox Vein |
{{Short description|Large blood vessel}}
Name = {{PAGENAME}} |
{{Use mdy dates|date = January 2019}}
Latin = vena epigastrica inferior |
{{Infobox vein
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| Name = Inferior epigastric vein
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| Latin = vena epigastrica inferior
Image = Hesselbach_triangle_547.gif |
Caption = Right '''inferior epigastric vein''' - view from inside of abdomen. |
| Image = Hesselbach_triangle_547.gif
| Caption = Right '''inferior epigastric vein''' - view from inside of abdomen.
Image2 = Gray586.png |
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Caption2 = The iliac veins. |
| Caption2 = The iliac veins.
DrainsFrom = [[superior epigastric vein]] |
| DrainsFrom = [[superior epigastric vein]]
DrainsTo = [[external iliac vein]] |
| DrainsTo = [[external iliac vein]]
Artery = [[inferior epigastric artery]] |
| Artery = [[inferior epigastric artery]]
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In [[human anatomy]], '''inferior epigastric vein''' refers to the [[vein]] that drains into the [[external iliac vein]] and arises from the [[superior epigastric vein]]. Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named artery, the [[inferior epigastric artery]].
In [[human anatomy]], '''inferior epigastric vein''' are 1-2 [[vein|veins]] accompanying the [[inferior epigastric artery]]. They drain into the [[external iliac vein]] just proximal to the [[inguinal ligament]].<ref name=":2242">{{Cite book |last=Standring |first=Susan |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621 |title=Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-7020-7707-4 |edition=42nd |location=New York |pages=1251 |oclc=1201341621}}</ref>

==Additional images==
<gallery>
File:Gray398.png|The interfoveolar ligament, seen from in front.
File:Gray522.png|The internal mammary artery and its branches.
File:Gray1036.png|Posterior view of the anterior abdominal wall in its lower half. The peritoneum is in place, and the various cords are shining through.
</gallery>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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*[[Hesselbach's triangle]]
*[[Hesselbach's triangle]]


==External link==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{GraySubject|156}} - "External iliac artery"

* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|35|12|01|05}} - "Anterior Abdominal Wall: Blood Vessels in the Rectus Sheath"
==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|35|12|01|05}} - "Anterior [[Abdominal wall]]: Blood Vessels in the [[Rectus sheath]]"
* {{SUNYAnatomyFigs|35|04|07}} - "Incisions and the contents of the rectus sheath."


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{{Veins}}
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[[Category:Veins]]
[[Category:Veins of the torso]]
[[Category:Abdomen]]





Revision as of 19:38, 11 April 2023

Inferior epigastric vein
Right inferior epigastric vein - view from inside of abdomen.
The iliac veins.
Details
Drains fromsuperior epigastric vein
Drains toexternal iliac vein
Arteryinferior epigastric artery
Identifiers
Latinvena epigastrica inferior
TA98A12.3.10.025
TA25051
FMA21162
Anatomical terminology

In human anatomy, inferior epigastric vein are 1-2 veins accompanying the inferior epigastric artery. They drain into the external iliac vein just proximal to the inguinal ligament.[1]

Additional images

See also

References

  1. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 1251. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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