vena poplitea
— Noun
– English
~ a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein
vena portae
— Noun
– English
~ a short vein that carries blood into the liver
vena ovarica
— Noun
– English
~ one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein
vena metacarpus
— Noun
– English
~ dorsal and palmar veins of the hand
vena musculophrenica
— Noun
– English
~ veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen
vena lingualis
— Noun
– English
~ a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein
vena sternocleidomastoidea
— Noun
– English
~ drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein
vena gastrica
— Noun
– English
~ one of several veins draining the stomach walls
vena gastrica-dextra
— Noun
– English
~ receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
vena phrenica
— Noun
– English
~ either of two veins that drain the diaphragm
vena metatarsus
— Noun
– English
~ dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot
vena gluteus
— Noun
– English
~ veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body
vena sigmoideus
— Noun
– English
~ tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon
vena ophthalmica
— Noun
– English
~ either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus
vena scapularis dorsalis
— Noun
– English
~ vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery
vena facialis
— Noun
– English
~ any of several veins draining the face
vena thoracoepigastrica
— Noun
– English
~ a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic vein
vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis
— Noun
– English
~ a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein
vena radialis
— Noun
– English
~ superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein