Deep circumflex iliac vein
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| Deep circumflex iliac vein | |
|---|---|
 The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. | |
 The iliac veins. | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | external iliac vein |
| Artery | Deep circumflex iliac artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena circumflexa ilium profunda |
| TA98 | A12.3.10.027 |
| TA2 | 5054 |
| FMA | 21182 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The deep circumflex iliac vein is formed by the union of the venae comitantes of the deep iliac circumflex artery, and joins the external iliac vein about 2 cm. above the inguinal ligament. It also receives small tributary branches from the thoracoepigastric vein
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 673 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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