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  2. Internal iliac vein - Wikipedia

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    The internal iliac vein emerges from above the level of the greater sciatic notch It runs backwards, upwards and towards the midline to join the external iliac vein in forming the common iliac vein in front of the sacroiliac joint. It usually lies lateral to the internal iliac artery. [2] It is wide and 3 cm long. [3]

  3. Common iliac vein - Wikipedia

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    The left common iliac vein occasionally travels upwards to the left of the aorta to the level of the kidney, where it receives the left renal vein and crosses in front of the aorta to join the inferior vena cava. [4] The right common iliac vein is virtually vertical and lies behind and then lateral to its artery. Each common iliac vein receives ...

  4. Iliac vein - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, iliac vein refers to several anatomical structures located in the pelvis: Common iliac vein, formed by the external and internal iliac veins, drains into the inferior vena cava; Deep circumflex iliac vein, formed by the union of the venae comitantes of the deep iliac circumflex artery, and joins the external iliac vein

  5. Internal iliac artery - Wikipedia

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    The internal iliac artery supplies the walls and viscera of the pelvis, the buttock, the reproductive organs, and the medial compartment of the thigh. The vesicular branches of the internal iliac arteries supply the bladder. [1] It is a short, thick vessel, smaller than the external iliac artery, and about 3 to 4 cm in length.

  6. Rectal venous plexus - Wikipedia

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    According to the 8th edition of Clinically Oriented Anatomy (2017), the internal rectal plexus is drains mostly into the superior rectal vein superior/proximal to the pectinate line, and into the inferior rectal veins (→internal pudendal vein→internal iliac vein→common iliac vein→inferior vena cava) around the margin of the external ...

  7. Umbilical artery - Wikipedia

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    The umbilical arteries are actually the anterior division of the internal iliac arteries, and retain part of this function after birth. [3] The umbilical arteries are one of two arteries in the human body, that carry deoxygenated blood, the other being the pulmonary arteries. The pressure inside the umbilical artery is approximately 50 mmHg. [4]

  8. Vaginal venous plexus - Wikipedia

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    The vaginal venous plexus is a group of veins draining blood from the vagina. It lies around the sides of the vagina. It lies around the sides of the vagina. Its blood eventually drains into the internal iliac veins .

  9. Hepatic portal system - Wikipedia

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    The use of suppositories is a way to partially bypass the portal vein: the upper 1/3 of the rectum is drained into the portal vein while the lower 2/3 are drained into the internal iliac vein that goes directly in the inferior vena cava (thus bypassing the liver).