Intervertebral veins

Intervertebral veins
Transverse section of a thoracic vertebra, showing the vertebral venous plexuses.
Median sagittal section of two thoracic vertebrae, showing the vertebral venous plexuses.
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Identifiers
Latinvena intervertebralis
Anatomical terminology

The intervertebral veins accompany the spinal nerves through the intervertebral foramina; they receive the veins from the medulla spinalis, drain the internal and external vertebral plexuses.

Their drainage depends upon the part of the body:

Their orifices are provided with valves.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 669 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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