The vesical venous plexus is a
venous plexus situated at the fundus of the urinary bladder. It collects venous blood from the urinary bladder in both sexes, from the accessory sex glands in males, and from the
corpora cavernosa of clitoris in females (via the v. dorsalis profunda clitoridis).
It drains into the
internal iliac veins via several
vesical veins.
Structure
The vesical venous plexus envelops the inferior part of the
bladder and the base of the
prostate
The prostate is an male accessory gland, accessory gland of the male reproductive system and a muscle-driven mechanical switch between urination and ejaculation. It is found in all male mammals. It differs between species anatomically, chemica ...
.
Anastomoses
It communicates with the
pudendal and
prostatic plexuses.
References
External links
Anatomy at umich.edu
Veins of the torso
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