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Superior gluteal vein: anatomy, location and function

A vein of the gluteal region draining into the internal iliac vein. It drains the gluteal muscles.

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Highlighted in the model: Superior gluteal vein. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Superior gluteal vein at a glance

What it is
A vein of the gluteal region draining into the internal iliac vein.
Location
It accompanies the superior gluteal artery, exits the pelvis above piriformis and drains into the internal iliac vein.
Function
It drains the gluteal muscles.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA18910 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Superior gluteal vein (FMA18910). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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