| Vein: Paraumbilical veins | |
|---|---|
| Latin | venae paraumbilicales |
| Gray's | subject #174 682 |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
v_05/12851238 |
In the course of the ligamentum teres of the liver and of the middle umbilical ligament, small veins (parumbilical) are found which establish an anastomosis between the veins of the anterior abdominal wall and the portal, hypogastric, and iliac veins. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Introduction ( Superficial veins (cutaneous veins Deep veins Venæ comitantes Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals The median umbilical ligament is a structure in human Anatomy. An anastomosis (plural anastomoses, from gr ἀναστόμωσις communicating opening) is a Network of streams that both branch out and reconnect The abdominal wall represents the boundaries of the Abdominal cavity. The hepatic portal vein (often portal vein for short is a Portal vein in the human body that drains blood from the Digestive system and its associated In Human anatomy, iliac vein refers to several anatomical structures located in the Pelvis: External iliac vein - terminates at the common iliac
The best marked of these small veins is one which commences at the umbilicus and runs backward and upward in, or on the surface of, the ligamentum teres between the layers of the falciform ligament to end in the left portal vein. The falciform ligament is a broad and thin antero-posterior peritoneal fold falciform (Latin "sickle-shaped" in shape its base being directed downward and backward its apex
External links
- Paraumbilical+veins at eMedicine Dictionary
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich abdo_wall76 - "Venous Drainage of the Anterior Abdominal Wall"
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