LP33940-5
Lower extremity>Femoral vein
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Descriptions
In the human body, the femoral vein is a blood vessel that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath. It begins at the adductor canal (also known as Hunter's canal) and is a continuation of the popliteal vein. It ends at the inferior margin of the inguinal ligament, where it becomes the external iliac vein. Several large veins drain into the femoral vein: popliteal vein profunda femoris vein great saphenous vein Occlusion of the femoral vein can be life-threatening. The practice of delivering drugs intraveinously using the femoral vein is common amongst IDUs. Use of the term superficial femoral vein :The term is superficial femoral vein not recognized as a legitimate anatomic term. However, some specialist physicians (e.g. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Femoral vein (Wikipedia)
The vein accompanying the femoral artery in the same sheath; it is a continuation of the popliteal vein and becomes the external iliac vein. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Lower extremity>Femoral vein
- Part Display Name
- Femoral vein
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2004-05-13
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Fem v
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Бедренная вена |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 下肢>股静脉 Synonyms: 大腿（股）>股静脉; |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Estremità inferiore>Vena femorale Synonyms: Vena femorale |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Κάτω άκρο>Μηριαία φλέβα Synonyms: Κάτω άκρο>Μηριαία φλέβα |
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