Intervertebral veins
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Transverse section of a thoracic vertebra, showing the vertebral venous plexuses.
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Median sagittal section of two thoracic vertebrae, showing the vertebral venous plexuses.
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| Latin | vena intervertebralis |
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Anatomical terminology
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The intervertebral veins accompany the spinal nerves through the intervertebral foramina; they receive the veins from the medulla spinalis, drain the internal and external vertebral plexuses.
Their drainage depends upon the part of the body:
Their orifices are provided with valves.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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