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General Description

Heart

Arteries

Veins

THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Chapter 11 The Cardiovascular System

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The Veins

The blood vessels which carry blood back to the heart from the capillaries are called veins.

Venous valves

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venous sinuses of dura mater, diploic veins, superficial veins

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left superior pulmonary veinleft inferior pulmonary vein

right superior pulmonary vein

right inferior pulmonary vein

left atriu

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Veins of the pulmonary circulation

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Veins of the head and neck

Veins of the upper limb

Superior vena cava and its

drainage area

Veins of the lower limb

Inferior vena cava and its

drainage area

Hepatic portal vein and its

tributaries

Veins of the systemic circulation

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left subclavian vein veins of left upper extremity

The veins of esophagus, bronchi and parts of posterior wall of chest and abdomen

azygos vein

right brachiocephalic vein;

left internal jugular vein the veins of left side of head

left brachiocephalic vein;

right internal jugular vein the veins of right side of head

right subclavian vein veins of left upper extremity

Superior vena cava

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Superior and inferior ophthalmic vein

angular vein

deep facial vein

pterygoid venous plexus

facial vein internal jugular vein

cavernous sinus

Veins of the head and neck

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retromandibular vein superficial temporal veins maxillary veins pterygoid venous plexus external jugular veinanterior jugular veinjugular venous archinternal jugular veinsubclavian vein angulus venosus

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Veins of the upper limb

Superficial veins cephalic vein basilic vein median cubital vein median antebrachial vein

Deep veins axillary vein

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Brachiocephalic veins right brachiocephalic veins left brachiocephalic veinsSuperior vena cava azygos vein hemiazygos vein accessory hemiazygos vein

Superior vena cava and its drainage area

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veins of vertebral columnexternal vertebral venous plexus

internal vertebral venous plexus

veins of vertebral venous plexus

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Veins of the lower limb

Superficial veinssmall saphenous vein dorsal venous arch of footgreat saphenous vein saphenous hiatus superficial medial femoral superficial lateral femoral, external pudendal veins superficial epigastric vein superficial iliac circumflex vein

Deep veins femoral vein

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external iliac vein internal iliac veincommon iliac vein

testicular veinpampiniform plexus

ovarian vein renal veinsadrenal veins hepatic veins

Inferior vena cava and its drainage area

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hepatic portal veinsplenic vein

Hepatic portal vein and its tributaries

splenic veinsuperior mesenteric veininferior mesenteric veinleft gastric vein right gastric vein prepyloric vein cystic veinparaumbilical veins periumbilical venous rete

superior mesenteric vein

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esophageal venous plexus

azygos vein

superior vena cava

left gastric vein

hepatic portal vein

esophageal veins

The chief sites of communications

the esophageal venous plexus at the junction of the esophagus and stomach, where the tributaries of the left gastric vein communicate with the tributaries of the esophagus veins which drain into the azygos vein

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internal iliac vein

inferior vena cava

rectal venous plexus

hepatic portal vein

inferior mesenteric vein

superior rectal vein

common iliac vein

inferior rectal veins

the rectal venous plexus at the anorectal junction, where the superior rectal veins communicate with the inferior rectal and anal veins

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hepatic portal vein

paraumbilical veins

periumbilical venous rete

thoracoepigastric veins

axillary vein

subclavian vein

brachiocephalic vein

superior vena cava

superficial epigastric vein

great saphenous vein

femoral vein

internal iliac vein

common iliac vein

inferior vena cava

the periumbilical venous rete around the umbilicus, where the paraumbilical veins connect the hepatic portal vein with the veins of the anterior abdominal wall by four epigastric routes to superior and inferior vena caval systems