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Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Vein, great saphenous — The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The great saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the broad fascia of the… … Medical dictionary
Vein, large saphenous — The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The large saphenous vein goes from the foot all the way up to the saphenous opening, an oval aperture in the broad fascia of the… … Medical dictionary
joint — /joynt/, n. 1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture. 2. a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with… … Universalium
Joint — For other uses, see Joint (disambiguation). Typical Joint A joint is the location at which two or more bones make contact.[1] They are constructed to allow movement and provide mechanical support, and are classified structurally and functionally … Wikipedia
Vein, saphenous — The saphenous veins there are two, the great and the small saphenous veins – are the principal veins that run superficially (near the surface) up the leg. The great saphenous vein (also called the large saphenous vein) goes from the foot all the… … Medical dictionary
Vein, small saphenous — The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the surface). The small saphenous vein, runs behind the outer malleolus (the protuberance on the outside of the ankle joint), comes up the back of … Medical dictionary
Femoral vein — Vein: Femoral vein Drawing of the left femoral triangle shows superior portion of the femoral vein … Wikipedia
Popliteal vein — Infobox Vein Name = Popliteal vein Latin = vena poplitea GraySubject = 173 GrayPage = 672 Caption = Lymph glands of popliteal fossa. Caption2 = DrainsFrom = Source = anterior tibial, posterior tibial, small saphenous DrainsTo = femoral vein… … Wikipedia
Jugular vein — The jugular veins are in the neck and drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward the heart. The external jugular vein collects most of the blood from the outside of the skull and the deep parts of the face. It lies… … Medical dictionary
