Vesical venous plexus explained

Vesical venous plexus
Latin:plexus venosus vesicalis
Drainsfrom:Urinary bladder
Drainsto:Internal iliac vein
Artery:Superior vesical artery
Inferior vesical artery

The vesical venous plexus is a venous plexus situated at the fundus of the urinary bladder. It collects venous blood from the urinary bladder in both sexes, from the accessory sex glands in males, and from the corpora cavernosa of clitoris in females (via the v. dorsalis profunda clitoridis).[1] It drains into the internal iliac veins via several vesical veins.

Structure

The vesical venous plexus envelops the inferior part of the bladder and the base of the prostate.

Anastomoses

It communicates with the pudendal and prostatic plexuses.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Sobotta Anatomy Textbook - English Edition with Latin Nomenclature . Friedrich Paulsen, Tobias M. Böckers, J. Waschke, Stephan Winkler, Katja Dalkowski, Jörg Mair, Sonja Klebe, Elsevier ClinicalKey . 2018 . 978-0-7020-6760-0 . 1st . Munich . 397 . 1132300315.