Internal pudendal veins

The internal pudendal veins (internal pudic veins) are a set of veins in the pelvis. They are the venae comitantes of the internal pudendal artery. Internal pudendal veins are enclosed by pudendal canal, with internal pudendal artery and pudendal nerve.

Internal pudendal veins
The veins of the right half of the male pelvis (internal pudendal visible at bottom)
Details
Drains to	Internal iliac vein
Artery	Internal pudendal artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena pudenda interna
TA98	A12.3.10.019
TA2	5032
FMA	18917
Anatomical terminology

They begin in the deep veins of the vulva and of the penis and scrotum, issuing from the bulb of the vestibule and the bulb of the penis, respectively. They accompany the internal pudendal artery, and unite to form a single vessel, which ends in the internal iliac vein.

They receive the veins from the urethral bulb, the perineal and inferior hemorrhoidal veins.

The deep dorsal vein of the penis communicates with the internal pudendal veins, but ends mainly in the pudendal plexus.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 674 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• Anatomy photo:13:06-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Gluteal Region: Pudendal Nerve and Internal Pudendal Vessels"
• Anatomy photo:41:07-0105 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "The Female Perineum: The Sacrotuberous and the Sacrospinous Ligaments"