| posterior cardinal veins | From the caudal part; the common cardinal veins, formed by the anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal vein's, are the main systemic return channels to the heart; in the older literature, sometimes called Cuvier's ducts. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| posterior intercostal veins | 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) |
| posterior labial veins | They pass posteriorly from the labia majora and minora to the internal pudendal veins. Synonym: venae labiales posteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior parotid veins | Branches draining part of the parotid gland and emptying into the retromandibular vein. Synonym: venae parotidea, posterior parotid veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior scrotal veins | Veins from the posteriro aspect of the scrotum to the internal pudendal veins. Synonym: venae scrotales posteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior tibial veins | Venae comsitantes of the posterior tibial artery that join those of the anterior tibial artery to form the popliteal vein. Synonym: venae tibiales posteriores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemorrhoidal veins | An obsolete term for rectal veins. See: inferior rectal veins, middle rectal veins, superior rectal vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cuvier's veins | The common cardinal vein's of the embryo. See: cardinal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prefrontal veins | The superficial veins draining the prefrontal cerebral cortex and emptying into the superior sagittal sinus. Synonym: prefrontal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacral veins | See: lateral sacral veins, median sacral vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saphenous veins | See: accessory saphenous vein, great saphenous vein, small saphenous vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sappey's veins | Several small veins arising from cutaneous veins about the umbilicus running along the round ligament of the liver, and terminating as accessory portal veins in the substance of this organ; they constitute a portocaval anastomosis and are subject to varicosity druign portal hypertension; varicose paraumbilical veins form the "caput medussae". Synonym: venae paraumbilicales, Sappey's veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatic veins | Veins which drain the liver. (12 Dec 1998) |
| scleral veins | Small veins draining the sclera; they are tributaries to the anterior ciliary veins. Synonym: venae sclerales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scrotal veins | See: anterior scrotal veins, posterior scrotal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |