Cardiovascular system
Anterior tibial veins
Venae tibiales anteriores
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Popliteal vein
DescriptionUnreviewed
The anterior tibial vein is a vein in the lower leg. In human anatomy, there are two anterior tibial veins.
They originate and receive blood from the dorsal venous arch, on the back of the foot and empties into the popliteal vein.
The anterior tibial veins drain the ankle joint, knee joint, tibiofibular joint, and the anterior portion of the lower leg.
The two anterior tibial veins ascend in the interosseous membrane between the tibia and fibula and unite with the posterior tibial veins to form the popliteal vein.
Like most deep veins in legs, anterior tibial veins are accompanied by the homonym artery, the anterior tibial artery, along its course.
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Names
- Latin
- Venae tibiales anteriores
- English
- Anterior tibial veins
- French
- Veines tibiales antérieures
- Spanish
- Venas tibiales anteriores
- Portuguese
- Veias tibiais anteriores