Veins of Lower LimbVeins of Lower LimbPresented By.Presented By.

Sarang SureshSarang Suresh Haresh KumarHaresh Kumar Babar Khuwaja Babar Khuwaja

VeinsVeins

Blood vessels which carry blood from Blood vessels which carry blood from tissues to hearttissues to heart

ValvesValves VenulesVenules

Veins of Lower Limb

Superficial Deep Perforating

Greater Saphenous Small Saphenous Femoral VeinProfunda Femoris

VeinPoplietal Vein Peroneal Vein

Anterior &

Posterior Tibial Vein

Anterior tibial veinAnterior tibial vein In In human anatomyhuman anatomy, ,

the the anterior tibial anterior tibial veinvein of the  of the lower limblower limb carries blood from the carries blood from theanterioranterior compartment of the leg compartment of the leg to the  to the poplitealpopliteal vein vein which is formed when it  which is formed when it joins with the joins with the posterior posterior tibialtibial vein vein..

Like most Like most deep veinsdeep veins, , the anterior tibial vein is the anterior tibial vein is accompanied by an accompanied by an arteryartery of the same  of the same name, the name, the anterior anterior tibialtibial artery artery, along its course., along its course.

Posterior Tibial veinPosterior Tibial vein In In anatomyanatomy, ,

the the posterior tibial posterior tibial veinvein of the  of the lower limblower limb carries blood from the  carries blood from the posterior compartmentposterior compartment and  and plantarplantar surface of  surface of the the footfoot to the  to the poplitealpopliteal vein vein which it forms  which it forms when it joins with the when it joins with the anterior anterior tibialtibial vein vein..

Like most deep veins, Like most deep veins, the posterior tibial vein the posterior tibial vein is accompanied by is accompanied by an artery of the same an artery of the same name, the posterior name, the posterior tibial artery, along its tibial artery, along its course.course.

Peroneal VeinPeroneal Vein In In anatomyanatomy, the , the fibular fibular

veinsveins (also known as  (also known as the the peroneal veinsperoneal veins) are ) are accompanying veins of accompanying veins of the the fibular arteryfibular artery. .

The fibular veins are The fibular veins are deep veinsdeep veins that help carry  that help carry blood from the blood from the lateral compartment of thelateral compartment of the leg leg. They drain into the . They drain into the posterior posterior tibialtibial veins veins, which , which will in turn drain into the will in turn drain into the poplitealpopliteal vein vein. The fibular . The fibular veins accompany the veins accompany the fibular arteryfibular artery. .

Popliteal veinPopliteal vein

The The popliteal veinpopliteal vein is located  is located behind the knee. Its course behind the knee. Its course runs alongside the runs alongside the poplitealpopliteal artery artery, but carries the blood , but carries the blood from the knee joint and from the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf muscles in the thigh and calf back to the heart.back to the heart.

Its origin is defined by the Its origin is defined by the junction of the junction of the posterior posterior tibialtibial vein vein and  and anterior anterior tibialtibial vein vein..

It drains the It drains the peronealperoneal vein vein before reaching the  before reaching the kneeknee joint  joint and turns into the and turns into the femoral femoral veinveinwhen leaving the when leaving the adductor canaladductor canal (also known  (also known as as Hunter's canalHunter's canal).).

The popliteal artery extends The popliteal artery extends from the from the femoral arteryfemoral artery behind  behind the the poplitealpopliteal fossafossa which is the  which is the space behind the space behind the kneeknee..

Profunda femoris veinProfunda femoris vein Profunda femoris Profunda femoris

veinvein (or  (or deep femoral deep femoral veinvein) is a large ) is a large deep veindeep vein in the  in the thighthigh. . It receives blood from It receives blood from the inner thigh and the inner thigh and proceeds superiorly and proceeds superiorly and medially running medially running alongside the alongside the profundaprofunda femorisfemoris artery artery to join  to join with the with the femoral veinfemoral vein approximately at the  approximately at the level of the inferior-level of the inferior-most portion of the most portion of the ischialischial tuberositytuberosity. .

Femoral VeinFemoral Vein In the In the human bodyhuman body, the , the

femoral vein is a blood vessel femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the that accompanies the femoralfemoral arteryartery in the  in the femoral sheathfemoral sheath. It . It begins at the begins at the adductor canaladductor canal (also known as  (also known as Hunter's canalHunter's canal) and is a continuation of the ) and is a continuation of the poplitealpopliteal vein vein. It ends at the . It ends at the inferior margin of theinferior margin of theinguinalinguinal ligament ligament, where it becomes , where it becomes the the external iliac veinexternal iliac vein..

DrainageDrainage

Several large Several large veinsveins drain into the  drain into the femoral vein:femoral vein:

poplitealpopliteal vein vein profundaprofunda femorisfemoris vein vein great great saphenoussaphenous vein vein

Great Saphenous Vein Great Saphenous Vein “GSV”“GSV”

The GSV originates from where The GSV originates from where the dorsal vein of the the dorsal vein of the first digitfirst digit (the large toe) merges with  (the large toe) merges with the the dorsal venous arch of the footdorsal venous arch of the foot..

After passing anterior to the After passing anterior to the medial medial malleolusmalleolus (where it  (where it often can be visualized andoften can be visualized andpalpatedpalpated), it runs up the ), it runs up the medialmedial side of the leg. side of the leg.

At the knee, it runs over the At the knee, it runs over the posterior border of the posterior border of the medial medial epicondyleepicondyle of the  of the femurfemur bone. bone.

The great saphenous vein then The great saphenous vein then courses laterally to lie on the courses laterally to lie on the anterior surface of the thigh anterior surface of the thigh before entering an opening in before entering an opening in the the fascia fascia latalata called the  called the saphenoussaphenous opening opening..

It joins with the It joins with the femoral veinfemoral vein in  in the region of the the region of the femoral trianglefemoral triangle at the  at the saphenofemoral junction.saphenofemoral junction.

Small Saphenous Vein Small Saphenous Vein The The small saphenous small saphenous

veinvein (also  (also short saphenous short saphenous veinvein), is a relatively large ), is a relatively large veinvein of  of the superficial posterior the superficial posterior legleg. .

Its origin is where the dorsal vein Its origin is where the dorsal vein from the from the fifth digitfifth digit (smallest toe)  (smallest toe) merges with the merges with the dorsal venous arch of the footdorsal venous arch of the foot, , which attaches to the which attaches to the great great saphenoussaphenous vein vein. It is a considered . It is a considered aasuperficialsuperficial vein vein and is  and is subcutaneoussubcutaneous (just under the  (just under the skin).skin).

From its origin, it courses around From its origin, it courses around the lateral aspect of the foot the lateral aspect of the foot (inferior and posterior to the(inferior and posterior to thelaterallateral malleolusmalleolus) and runs along the ) and runs along the posterior aspect of the leg (with posterior aspect of the leg (with the the suralsural nerve nerve), passes between ), passes between the heads of the the heads of the gastrocnemiusgastrocnemius muscle muscle, and drains into the , and drains into the poplitealpopliteal vein vein, approximately at or , approximately at or above the level of the above the level of the kneeknee joint. joint.

Communicating veinCommunicating vein

Communicating Communicating veinsveins (or  (or perforator veinsperforator veins )  ) are veins that directly are veins that directly connect superficial veins to deep connect superficial veins to deep veins.veins.

Communicating veins have valves Communicating veins have valves that only allow blood to flow from that only allow blood to flow from superficial to deep veinssuperficial to deep veins

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