Internal pudendal veins

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Internal pudendal veins
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The veins of the right half of the male pelvis (internal pudendal visible at bottom)
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The superficial branches of the internal pudendal veins.
Details
Drains to Internal iliac vein
Artery Internal pudendal artery
Identifiers
Latin vena pudenda interna
TA98 A12.3.10.019
TA2 5032
FMA 18917
Anatomical terminology

The internal pudendal veins (internal pudic veins) are a set of veins in the pelvis. They are the venae comitantes of the internal pudendal artery. Internal pudendal veins are enclosed by pudendal canal, with internal pudendal artery and pudendal nerve.

They begin in the deep veins of the vulva and of the penis and scrotum, issuing from the bulb of the vestibule and the bulb of the penis, respectively. They accompany the internal pudendal artery, and unite to form a single vessel, which ends in the internal iliac vein.

They receive the veins from the urethral bulb, the perineal and inferior hemorrhoidal veins.

The deep dorsal vein of the penis communicates with the internal pudendal veins, but ends mainly in the pudendal plexus.

References

PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 674 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)