Vein
Of circulatory system and blood vessel. May also be referred to as vena and venous blood vessel.
A blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood".
This concept's ID is @1~29597
Forearm
- accessory cephalic vein
A vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic...
- basilic vein
A vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary ...
Breadbasket
- gastric vein
One of several veins draining the stomach walls.
- gastroomental vein
One of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach.
Also contains
- cerebral vein
Any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain.
- cardinal vein
Any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of...
- clitoral vein
Veins that serve the clitoris.
- epigastric vein
Veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen.
- circumflex vein
Any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name.
- facial vein
Any of several veins draining the face.
- accessory hemiazygos vein
A vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins;...
- accessory vertebral vein
A vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen...
- accompanying vein
A vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such...
- anastomotic vein
Either of two communicating veins serving the brain.
- angular vein
A short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing...
- arcuate vein of the kidney
Veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal...
- anterior vertebral vein
A vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the...
- appendicular vein
A vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic...
- auricular vein
One of two veins serving the ear region.
- axillary vein
A continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian ...
- azygos vein
One of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls; arises as a continuation...
- basal vein
A large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into...
- basivertebral vein
One of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying...
- brachial vein
Two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary...
- brachiocephalic vein
Veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins.
- femoral vein
A vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the...
- bronchial vein
Veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein.
- central veins of liver
Terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and...
- cephalic vein
A large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein.
- central vein of retina
Vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries...
- central vein of suprarenal gland
A single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior...
- cerebellar vein
The veins draining the cerebellum.
- cervical vein
A vein that accompanies an artery of the same name.
- choroid vein
Either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye.
- ciliary veins
Small veins coming from the ciliary body.
- colic vein
Vein serving the large intestine.
- common facial vein
Vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying...
- conjunctival veins
Veins draining the conjunctiva.
- costoaxillary vein
One of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein...
- cutaneous vein
One of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins.
- cystic vein
Vein that drains the gallbladder.
- digital vein
One of the veins serving the fingers or toes.
- diploic vein
One of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones.
- dorsal scapular vein
Vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and...
- emissary vein
One of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses...
- esophageal veins
Small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos...
- ethmoidal vein
Veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic ve...
- external nasal vein
One of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or...
- genicular vein
Veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal...
- gluteal vein
Veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body.