Lumbar veins
Veins that drain the posterior abdominal wall / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The lumbar veins are four pairs of veins running along the inside of the posterior abdominal wall, and drain venous blood from parts of the abdominal wall. Each lumbar vein accompanies a single lumbar artery. The lower two pairs of lumbar veins all drain directly into the inferior vena cava, whereas the fate of the upper two pairs is more variable.
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Lumbar veins | |
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Details | |
Drains to | Inferior vena cava |
Artery | Lumbar arteries |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae lumbales |
TA98 | A12.3.07.012 A12.3.09.003 |
TA2 | 4993 |
FMA | 70889 |
Anatomical terminology |
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Lumbar veins are the lumbar equivalent of the posterior intercostal veins of the thorax.