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Testicular vein: anatomy, location and function

A vein draining the testis. It drains the testis and epididymis.

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Highlighted in the model: Testicular 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.

Testicular vein at a glance

What it is
A vein draining the testis.
Location
The pampiniform plexus becomes the testicular vein, with the right draining into the inferior vena cava and the left into the left renal vein.
Function
It drains the testis and epididymis.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA14345 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • The left vein drains into the left renal vein.
  • The pampiniform plexus around the testicular artery cools arterial blood before it reaches the testis.

Clinical relevance

Varicocele is more common on the left side.

Structures next to the testicular vein

The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Testicular vein (FMA14345). 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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