Posterior spinal veins

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Vein: Posterior spinal veins
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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 posteriores
Gray's subject #172 669
Artery Posterior spinal artery

Posterior spinal veins are small veins which receive blood from the dorsal spinal cord.

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This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.

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