| venae palpebrales superiores | Veins draining the superior eyelid anteriorly into the angular vein. Synonym: venae palpebrales superiores, veins of superior eyelid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| venae pancreaticae | Veins draining the pancreas, emptying into the splenic vein and the superior mesenteric vein. Synonym: venae pancreaticae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae pancreaticoduodenales | Veins that accompany the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries, emptying into the superior mesenteric or portal vein. Synonym: venae pancreaticoduodenales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae paraumbilicales | 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) |
| venae parietales | The superficial veins draining the parietal cerebral cortex and emptying into the superior sagittal sinus. Synonym: venae parietales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae parotidea | Branches draining part of the parotid gland and emptying into the retromandibular vein. Synonym: venae parotidea, posterior parotid veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae pectorales | Veins draining the pectoral muscles and emptying directly into the subclavian vein. Synonym: venae pectorales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae pedunculares | Small tributaries of the basal vein from the cerebral peduncle. Synonym: peduncular veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae perforantes | The veins that accompany the perforating arteries from the profunda femoris artery; they drain blood from the vastus lateralis and hamstring muscles and terminate in the profunda femoris vein. Synonym: venae perforantes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae pericardiacae | Several small veins from the pericardium emptying into the brachiocephalic veins or superior vena cava. Synonym: venae pericardiacae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae pericardiacophrenicae | The veins accompanying the pericardiacophrenic artery and emptying into the brachiocephalic veins or superior vena cava. Synonym: venae pericardiacophrenicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae peroneae | Venae comsitantes of the peroneal artery; they join the posterior tibial veins to enter the popliteal vein. Synonym: venae peroneae, venae fibulares, fibular veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae pharyngeae | Several veins from the pharyngeal venous plexus emptying into the internal jugular vein. Synonym: venae pharyngeae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae phrenicae superiores | Small veins that drain the upper surface of the diaphragm; they are tributaries of the azygos and hemiazygos veins. Synonym: venae phrenicae superiores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| venae pontis | Several veins running transversely on the pons to join the petrosal vein. Synonym: venae pontis, veins of pons. (05 Mar 2000) |