Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular

The heart and blood vessels, by which blood is pumped and circulated through the body.

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Deep femoral vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

Profunda femoris vein (or deep femoral vein) is a large deep vein in the thigh. It receives blood from the inner thigh and proceeds superiorly and medially running alongside the profunda femoris ...

In the human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath. It begins at the adductor canal (also known as Hunter's canal) and is a continuation ...

External iliac vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

The external iliac veins are large veins that connect the femoral veins to the common iliac veins. Their origin is at the inferior margin of the inguinal ligaments and they terminate when they join ...

Testicularis vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

The testicular vein (or spermatic vein), the male gonadal vein, carries deoxygenated blood from its corresponding testis to the inferior vena cava or one of its tributaries. It is the male equivalent ...

Common illiac vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

In human anatomy, the common iliac veins are formed by the external iliac veins and internal iliac veins and together, in the abdomen at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebrae, form the inferior ...