The external vertebral venous plexuses (extraspinal veins) consist of anterior and posterior plexuses which anastomose freely with each other. They are most prominent in the cervical region[1] where they form anastomoses with the vertebral, occipital, and deep cervical veins.[2]
References
- ^ a b Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42nd ed.). New York. p. 882. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 668.
External links
- Atlas image: abdo_wall77 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Venous Drainage of the Vertebral Column"