| Vaginal venous plexus | |
|---|---|
 Vessels of the uterus and its appendages, rear view. | |
| Details | |
| System | Female reproductive system |
| Drains from | Vagina |
| Drains to | Internal iliac vein |
| Artery | Vaginal artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plexus venosus vaginalis |
| TA98 | A12.3.10.017F |
| TA2 | 5049 |
| FMA | 29713 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Thevaginal venous plexus is a group of veins drainingblood from thevagina. It lies around the sides of the vagina. Its blood eventually drains into theinternal iliac veins.
The vaginal venous plexus lies around the sides of thevagina.[1] Its branches communicate with theuterine venous plexuses,vesical venous plexus, andrectal venous plexuses. It is drained by thevaginal veins, one on either side. These eventually drain into theinternal iliac veins (hypogastric veins).[1][2]
The vaginal venous plexus drainsblood from thevagina.[2] It helps to make the vagina highly vascular.[2]
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 677 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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