Venous plexus
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A venous plexus is a congregation of multiple veins.

Examples of venous plexuses are:
  • Vesical venous plexus
    Vesical venous plexus
    The vesical plexus envelops the lower part of the bladder and the base of the prostate and communicates with the pudendal and prostatic plexuses.It is drained, by means of several vesical veins, into the hypogastric veins.-External links:*...

  • Vaginal venous plexus
    Vaginal venous plexus
    The vaginal plexuses are placed at the sides of the vagina; they communicate with the uterine, vesical, and hemorrhoidal plexuses, and are drained by the vaginal veins, one on either side, into the hypogastric veins....

  • Uterine venous plexus
    Uterine venous plexus
    The uterine plexuses lie along the sides and superior angles of the uterus between the two layers of the broad ligament, and communicate with the ovarian and vaginal plexuses....

  • Pterygoid plexus
    Pterygoid plexus
    The pterygoid plexus is a venous plexus of considerable size, and is situated between the temporalis muscle and lateral pterygoid muscle, and partly between the two pterygoid muscles.-Tributaries received:...

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