Internal iliac vein

Internal iliac vein
The veins of the right half of the male pelvis.
The iliac veins. (Int. iliac visible at center.)
Details
Drains to	Common iliac vein
Artery	Internal iliac artery
Identifiers
Latin	Vena iliaca interna, vena hypogastrica
TA	A12.3.10.004
FMA	18884
Anatomical terminology []

The internal iliac vein (hypogastric vein) begins near the upper part of the greater sciatic foramen, passes upward behind and slightly medial to the Internal iliac artery and, at the brim of the pelvis, joins with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein.

With the exception of the fetal umbilical vein which passes upward and backward from the umbilicus to the liver, and the iliolumbar vein which usually joins the common iliac vein, the tributaries of the Internal Iliac vein correspond with the branches of the Internal iliac artery.

Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins.

Pelvic contents: male.Superior view.Deep dissection.

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