| venae gluteae superiores | The veins that accompany the superior gluteal artery, entering the pelvis as two veins which unite into one and empty into the internal iliac vein. Synonym: venae gluteae superiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| venae haemorrhoidales inferiores | Outmoded term for inferior rectal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae hemispherii cerebelli inferiores | Several veins draining the inferior portion of the cerebellar hemispheres; they terminate in the petrosal vein. Synonym: venae hemispherii cerebelli inferiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae hemispherii cerebelli superiores | Several veins draining the superior part of the cerebellar hemispheres; they terminate in the superior petrosal sinus or the petrosal vein. Synonym: venae hemispherii cerebelli superiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae insulares | Veins draining the cortex of the insula, tributaries to the deep middle cerebral vein. Synonym: insular veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae intercapitales | The veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins in the hand, or the dorsal and plantar veins in the foot. Synonym: venae intercapitales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae intercostales anteriores | Tributaries to the musculophrenic or internal thoracic veins from the anterior portions of intercostal spaces. Synonym: venae intercostales anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae intercostales posteriores | Veins draining the intercostal spaces posteriorly; those of the first 1-C space drain into the brachiocephalic veins; from spaces 2-3 they drain into right and left superior intercostal veins; from the fourth to the eleventh spaces on the right they are tributaries of the azygos vein; on the left they empty into either the hemiazygos or accessory hemiazygos veins. Synonym: venae intercostales posteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae interlobares renis | The veins in the kidney that parallel the interlobar arteries, receiving blood from arcuate veins, and terminate in the renal vein. Synonym: venae interlobares renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae interlobulares hepatis | The terminal branches of the portal vein that course in the portal canals between the conceptual liver lobules and empty into the liver sinusoids. Synonym: venae interlobulares hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae interlobulares renis | They parallel the interlobular arteries and drain the peritubular capillary plexus, emptying into the arcuate veins. Synonym: venae interlobulares renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae jejunales et ilei | The veins that drain the jejunum and ileum; they terminate in the superior mesenteric vein. Synonym: venae jejunales et ilei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae labiales anteriores | Tributaries of the femoral or external pudendal veins draining the mons pubis and anterior labia majora. Synonym: venae labiales anteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae labiales posteriores | They pass posteriorly from the labia majora and minora to the internal pudendal veins. Synonym: venae labiales posteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae labyrinthi | One or more veins accompanying the labyrinthine artery; they drain the internal ear, pass out through the internal acoustic meatus, and empty into the transverse sinus or the inferior petrosal sinus. Synonym: venae labyrinthi, internal auditory veins. (05 Mar 2000) |