Venous plexus
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A venous plexus is a congregation of multiple veins.
Examples of venous plexuses are:
Examples of venous plexuses are:
- Vesical venous plexusVesical venous plexusThe vesical plexus envelops the lower part of the bladder and the base of the prostate and communicates with the pudendal and prostatic plexuses.It is drained, by means of several vesical veins, into the hypogastric veins.-External links:*...
- Vaginal venous plexusVaginal venous plexusThe vaginal plexuses are placed at the sides of the vagina; they communicate with the uterine, vesical, and hemorrhoidal plexuses, and are drained by the vaginal veins, one on either side, into the hypogastric veins....
- Uterine venous plexusUterine venous plexusThe uterine plexuses lie along the sides and superior angles of the uterus between the two layers of the broad ligament, and communicate with the ovarian and vaginal plexuses....
- Pterygoid plexusPterygoid plexusThe pterygoid plexus is a venous plexus of considerable size, and is situated between the temporalis muscle and lateral pterygoid muscle, and partly between the two pterygoid muscles.-Tributaries received:...