Deep circumflex iliac vein
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| Vein: Deep circumflex iliac vein | |
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| The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. | |
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| The iliac veins. | |
| Latin | vena circumflexa ilium profunda |
| Gray's | subject #173 673 |
| Drains to | external iliac vein |
| Artery | Deep circumflex iliac artery |
The deep circumflex iliac vein is formed by the union of the venæ comitantes of the deep iliac circumflex artery, and joins the external iliac vein about 2 cm. above the inguinal ligament. It also receives small tributary branches from the thoracoepigastric vein
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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