Vena uterina

Blood supply to the female genital organs

The vena uterina (Latin for 'uterine vein ') is a blood vein ( vein ) in the abdominal cavity . It arises from the venous plexus ( plexus venosus vaginalis , plexus uterinus ), which are located in the wall of the vagina or uterus and ensure the blood flow to the corresponding organs. The uterine vein then passes in the parametrium and joins the internal iliac vein .

In cattle , the uterine vein is weak and also flows into the internal iliac vein. In horses , the uterine vein joins the external iliac vein . In cattle and horses, the uterine vein does not play an essential role in the outflow of blood from the uterus; in sheep it is completely absent. In pigs , the uterine vein joins the ovarian vein . In predators , the uterine branch of the vaginal vein is called the uterine vein .

Individual evidence

↑ Johannes W. Rohen: Topographische Anatomie: Textbook with special consideration of the clinical aspects and the imaging procedures . Schattauer Verlag, 10th edition 2008, ISBN 9783794526161 , p. 417.
↑ Karl-Heinz Habermehl et al .: Circulatory system, skin and skin organs . Volume 3 of Textbook of Domestic Anatomy . Georg Thieme Verlag, 4th edition 2004, ISBN 9783830441649 , p. 275.

[1] Johannes W. Rohen: Topographische Anatomie: Textbook with special consideration of the clinical aspects and the imaging procedures . Schattauer Verlag, 10th edition 2008, ISBN 9783794526161 , p. 417.

[2] Karl-Heinz Habermehl et al .: Circulatory system, skin and skin organs . Volume 3 of Textbook of Domestic Anatomy . Georg Thieme Verlag, 4th edition 2004, ISBN 9783830441649 , p. 275.