The document describes the major veins of the lower limb, including the superficial veins like the great saphenous vein and small saphenous vein, as well as the deep veins such as the anterior tibial vein, posterior tibial vein, popliteal vein, and femoral vein. It provides details on the origin, drainage pathways, and anatomical relationships of each of these key lower limb veins. The document serves as an overview of venous drainage from the lower limbs back to the heart.

1. Veins of Lower Limb
Presented By.
 Sarang Suresh
 Haresh Kumar
 Babar Khuwaja

2. Veins
 Blood vessels which carry blood from
tissues to heart
 Valves
 Venules

3. Veins of
Lower Limb
Superficial Deep Perforating
Anterior
Profunda Femoris &
Greater Saphenous Small Saphenous Femoral Vein Poplietal Vein Peroneal Vein
Vein Posterior
Tibial Vein

4. Anterior tibial vein
 In human anatomy,
the anterior tibial vein of
the lower limb carries blood
from theanterior
compartment of the leg to
the popliteal vein which is
formed when it joins with
the posterior tibial vein.
 Like most deep veins, the
anterior tibial vein is
accompanied by an artery
of the same name, the
anterior tibial artery, along
its course.

5. Posterior Tibial vein
 In anatomy, the posterior
tibial vein of the
lower limb carries blood
from the
posterior compartment
and plantar surface of
the foot to the popliteal
vein which it forms when
it joins with the anterior
tibial vein.
 Like most deep veins, the
posterior tibial vein is
accompanied by an artery
of the same name, the
posterior tibial artery,
along its course.

6. Peroneal Vein
 In anatomy, the fibular
veins (also known as
the peroneal veins) are
accompanying veins of the
fibular artery.
 The fibular veins are
deep veins that help carry
blood from the
lateral compartment of the leg.
They drain into the posterior
tibial veins, which will in turn
drain into the popliteal vein.
The fibular veins accompany
the fibular artery.

7. Popliteal vein
 The popliteal vein is located
behind the knee. Its course runs
alongside the popliteal artery, but
carries the blood from the knee
joint and muscles in the thigh and
calf back to the heart.
 Its origin is defined by the
junction of the posterior tibial vein
and anterior tibial vein.
 It drains the peroneal vein before
reaching the knee joint and turns
into the femoral veinwhen leaving
the adductor canal (also known
as Hunter's canal).
 The popliteal artery extends from
the femoral artery behind the
popliteal fossa which is the space
behind the knee.

8. Profunda femoris vein
 Profunda femoris
vein (or deep femoral
vein) is a large deep vein
in the thigh. It receives
blood from the inner thigh
and proceeds superiorly
and medially running
alongside the profunda
femoris artery to join with
the femoral vein
approximately at the level
of the inferior-most portion
of the ischial tuberosity.

9. Femoral Vein
 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
theinguinal ligament, where it
becomes the external iliac vein.
Drainage
Several large veins drain into the
femoral vein:
 popliteal vein
 profunda femoris vein
 great saphenous vein

10. Great Saphenous Vein “GSV”
 The GSV originates from where
the dorsal vein of the first digit
(the large toe) merges with the
dorsal venous arch of the foot.
 After passing anterior to the
medial malleolus (where it often
can be visualized andpalpated), it
runs up the medial side of the leg.
 At the knee, it runs over the
posterior border of the medial
epicondyle of the femur bone.
 The great saphenous vein then
courses laterally to lie on the
anterior surface of the thigh
before entering an opening in the
fascia lata called the saphenous
opening.
 It joins with the femoral vein in
the region of the femoral triangle
at the saphenofemoral junction.

11. Small Saphenous Vein
 The small saphenous
vein (also short saphenous vein), is
a relatively large vein of the superficial
posterior leg.
 Its origin is where the dorsal vein from
the fifth digit (smallest toe) merges
with the dorsal venous arch of the foot
, which attaches to the great
saphenous vein. It is a considered a
superficial vein and is subcutaneous
(just under the skin).
 From its origin, it courses around the
lateral aspect of the foot (inferior and
posterior to thelateral malleolus) and
runs along the posterior aspect of the
leg (with the sural nerve), passes
between the heads of the
gastrocnemius muscle, and drains into
the popliteal vein, approximately at or
above the level of the knee joint.

12. Communicating vein
 Communicating veins (or perforator
veins ) are veins that directly connect
superficial veins to deep veins.
 Communicating veins have valves that
only allow blood to flow from superficial to
deep veins

13. Daring
Dentist