Deep femoral vein
Large blood vessel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The deep femoral vein, deep vein of the thigh or profunda femoris vein is a large deep vein in the thigh. It collects blood from the inner thigh, passing superiorly and medially alongside the deep femoral artery before emptying into the femoral vein.[1]
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Deep femoral vein | |
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Details | |
Drains to | Femoral vein |
Artery | Profunda femoris artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena profunda femoris |
TA98 | A12.3.11.024 |
TA2 | 5070 |
FMA | 51041 |
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