| Iliolumbar vein | |
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The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Iliolumbar vein visible at center right.)
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| Drains to |
common iliac vein Artery = iliolumbar artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena iliolumbalis |
| Dorlands /Elsevier |
v_05/12850561 |
| TA | A12.3.10.003 |
| FMA | 18902 |
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Anatomical terminology
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common iliac vein
The iliolumbar vein is the vena comitans of the iliolumbar artery.
The obturator nerve crosses superficial to it.
A single vein is found more commonly than a double vein.
It drains vertebral segments four and five.
It is closely related to the ascending lumbar vein.