vaginal venous plexus
{{Short description|Veins draining the vagina}}
{{Infobox vein
| Name = Vaginal venous plexus
| Latin = plexus venosus vaginalis
| Image = Gray589.png
| Caption = Vessels of the uterus and its appendages, rear view.
| Image2 =
| Caption2 =
| DrainsFrom =Vagina
| DrainsTo =Internal iliac vein
| Artery = Vaginal artery
|System=Female reproductive system}}
The vaginal venous plexus is a group of veins draining blood from the vagina. It lies around the sides of the vagina. Its blood eventually drains into the internal iliac veins.
Structure
The vaginal venous plexus lies around the sides of the vagina.{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323548007500532|title=Imaging Anatomy: Ultrasound|publisher=Elsevier|year=2018|isbn=978-0-323-54800-7|edition=2nd|pages=488–493|language=en|chapter=Vagina|doi=10.1016/B978-0-323-54800-7.50053-2}} Its branches communicate with the uterine venous plexuses, vesical venous plexus, and rectal venous plexuses. It is drained by the vaginal veins, one on either side. These eventually drain into the internal iliac veins (hypogastric veins).{{Cite book|last1=Łaniewski|first1=Paweł|chapter-url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128012383644069|title=Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences - Encyclopedia of Reproduction|last2=Herbst-Kralovetz|first2=Melissa|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-12-815145-7|volume=2|pages=353–359|language=en|chapter=Vagina|year=2018 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64406-9}}
Function
References
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