Internal pudendal veins

Vein: Internal pudendal veins
The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Internal pudendal visible at bottom.)
Latin	vena pudenda interna
Gray's	subject #173 674
Drains to	internal iliac vein
Artery	internal pudendal artery
Dorlands / Elsevier	v_05/12851524

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The internal pudendal veins (internal pudic veins) are the venæ comitantes of the internal pudendal artery.

They begin in the deep veins of the penis which issue from the corpus cavernosum penis, accompany the internal pudendal artery, and unite to form a single vessel, which ends in the hypogastric vein.

They receive the veins from the urethral bulb, and the perineal and inferior hemorrhoidal veins.

The deep dorsal vein of the penis communicates with the internal pudendal veins, but ends mainly in the pudendal plexus.

External links

• SUNY Labs 13:06-0103 - "Gluteal Region: Pudendal Nerve and Internal Pudendal Vessels"
• SUNY Labs 41:07-0105 - "The Female Perineum: The Sacrotuberous and the Sacrospinous Ligaments"
• Internal+pudendal+vein at eMedicine Dictionary

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