Uterine veins

Uterine veins
Vessels of the uterus and its appendages, rear view.
Details
Drains from	Uterus
Source	Uterine venous plexus
Drains to	Internal iliac vein
Artery	Uterine artery
Identifiers
Latin	Vena uterina (plural: venae uterinae)
TA	A12.3.10.015F
FMA	75394
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The uterine veins are tributaries of the internal iliac veins. They are found in the cardinal ligaments.

External links

To azygos system

To IVC or left renal vein

Unpaired

posterior:	iliolumbar superior gluteal lateral sacral

anterior:	inferior gluteal obturator uterine ♀ uterine plexus ♀ vesical vesical plexus prostatic plexus ♂ deep of penis ♂/clitoris ♀ posterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀ vaginal plexus/vein ♀ middle rectal internal pudendal inferior rectal bulb of penis ♂/vestibule ♀ rectal plexus

Splenic	short gastric left gastroepiploic pancreatic inferior mesenteric superior rectal left colic

Superior mesenteric	right gastroepiploic pancreaticoduodenal jejunal ileal middle colic right colic ileocolic appendicular

Direct	cystic left gastric/esophageal right gastric paraumbilical

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