Spinal veins

Vein: Spinal veins
1: posterior spinal vein 2: anterior spinal vein 3: posterolateral spinal vein 4: radicular (or segmental medullary) vein 5: posterior spinal arteries 6: anterior spinal artery 7: radicular (or segmental medullary) artery
Latin	venae spinales
Gray's	subject #172 669
Dorlands / Elsevier	v_05/12851730

WikiDoc Resources for Spinal veins
Articles
Most recent articles on Spinal veins Most cited articles on Spinal veins Review articles on Spinal veins Articles on Spinal veins in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ
Media
Powerpoint slides on Spinal veins Images of Spinal veins Photos of Spinal veins Podcasts & MP3s on Spinal veins Videos on Spinal veins
Evidence Based Medicine
Cochrane Collaboration on Spinal veins Bandolier on Spinal veins TRIP on Spinal veins
Clinical Trials
Ongoing Trials on Spinal veins at Clinical Trials.gov Trial results on Spinal veins Clinical Trials on Spinal veins at Google
Guidelines / Policies / Govt
US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Spinal veins NICE Guidance on Spinal veins NHS PRODIGY Guidance FDA on Spinal veins CDC on Spinal veins
Books
Books on Spinal veins
News
Spinal veins in the news Be alerted to news on Spinal veins News trends on Spinal veins
Commentary
Blogs on Spinal veins
Definitions
Definitions of Spinal veins
Patient Resources / Community
Patient resources on Spinal veins Discussion groups on Spinal veins Patient Handouts on Spinal veins Directions to Hospitals Treating Spinal veins Risk calculators and risk factors for Spinal veins
Healthcare Provider Resources
Symptoms of Spinal veins Causes & Risk Factors for Spinal veins Diagnostic studies for Spinal veins Treatment of Spinal veins
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
CME Programs on Spinal veins
International
Spinal veins en Espanol Spinal veins en Francais
Business
Spinal veins in the Marketplace Patents on Spinal veins
Experimental / Informatics
List of terms related to Spinal veins

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

The veins of the medulla spinalis (spinal veins, veins of the spinal cord) are situated in the pia mater and form a minute, tortuous, venous plexus.

They emerge chiefly from the median fissures of the medulla spinalis and are largest in the lumbar region.

In this plexus there are:

• (1) two median longitudinal veins, one in front of the anterior fissure, and the other behind the posterior sulcus of the cord.
• (2) four lateral longitudinal veins which run behind the nerve roots.

They end in the intervertebral veins.

Near the base of the skull they unite, and form two or three small trunks, which communicate with the vertebral veins, and then end in the inferior cerebellar veins, or in the inferior petrosal sinuses.

External links

• spinal+veins at eMedicine Dictionary

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.