External vertebral venous plexuses

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External vertebral venous plexuses
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Transverse section of a thoracic vertebra, showing the vertebral venous plexuses.
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Median sagittal section of two thoracic vertebrae, showing the vertebral venous plexuses.
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Identifiers
Latin plexus venosi vertebrales externi
TA98 A12.3.07.019
A12.3.07.020
TA2 4951, 4952
FMA 12851
Anatomical terminology

The external vertebral venous plexuses (extraspinal veins) consist of anterior and posterior plexuses which anastomose freely with each other. They are most prominent in the cervical region [1] where they form anastomoses with the vertebral, occipital, and deep cervical veins. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 882. ISBN   978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC   1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 668.