Venous plexus explained

Venous plexus
Latin:	rete venosum plexus venosus

In vertebrates, a venous plexus is a normal congregation anywhere in the body of multiple veins.^[1]

A list of venous plexuses:

• Basilar plexus
• Batson venous plexus
• Epidural venous plexus
  • External vertebral venous plexuses Internal vertebral venous plexuses
• Pampiniform venous plexus
• Prostatic venous plexus
• Pterygoid plexus
• Rectal venous plexus
• Soleal venous plexus
• Submucosal venous plexus of the nose
  • Suboccipital venous plexus Uterine venous plexus
• Vaginal venous plexus
• Venous plexus of hypoglossal canal
• Vesical venous plexus

Notes and References

1. Book: Drake . Richard . Vogl . A. Wayne . Mitchell . Adam W. M. . 2008 . Dorland's/Gray's Pocket Atlas of Anatomy E-Book . Elsevier Health Sciences . 26 . 9781455703814.