Venous plexus

Congregation of multiple veins

Venous plexus
The veins of the right half of the male pelvis.
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Identifiers
Latin	rete venosum plexus venosus
TA98	A12.0.00.011 A12.0.00.015
TA2	3926
FMA	4767
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

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

A list of venous plexuses:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2014)

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

References

^ Drake, Richard; Vogl, A. Wayne; Mitchell, Adam W. M. (2008). Dorland's/Gray's Pocket Atlas of Anatomy E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 26. ISBN 9781455703814.

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Arteries and veins

Vessels

Arteries	Nutrient artery Arteriole Metarteriole Elastic artery
Capillaries	Types Continuous Fenestrated Sinusoidal Precapillary sphincter Precapillary resistance
Veins	Vena comitans Superficial vein Deep vein Perforator vein Emissary veins Venous plexus Venule
Lymph	Lymphatic vessel Lymph Lymph capillary

Circulatory system

Systemic	Left heart → Aorta → Arteries → Arterioles → Capillaries → Venules → Veins → Vena cava → (Right heart)
Pulmonary	Right heart → Pulmonary arteries → Lungs → Pulmonary vein → (Left heart)

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