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List of veins of the human body

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A list of veins in the human body:

- Veins of the heart
  - Coronary sinus
- Pulmonary veins
- Superior vena cava
  - Brachiocephalic vein
  - Internal jugular vein
    - Lingual vein
    - Superior thyroid vein
    - Middle thyroid veins
    - Sternocleidomastoid vein
    - Superior laryngeal vein
    - Facial vein
      - Angular vein
      - Supratrochlear veins
      - Supra-orbital vein
      - External nasal veins
      - Deep facial vein
      - External palatine vein
      - Submental vein
    - Retromandibular vein
      - Superficial temporal veins
      - Middle temporal vein
      - Transverse facial vein
      - Maxillary veins
      - Pterygoid plexus
    - External jugular vein
    - Dural venous sinuses
    - Diploic veins
    - Emissary veins
  - Cerebral veins
    - Superficial cerebral veins
    - Internal cerebral veins
      - Basal vein
      - Great cerebral vein
    - Veins of brainstem
    - Cerebellar veins
  - Orbital veins
    - Superior ophthalmic vein
      - Nasofrontal vein
      - Ethmoidal veins
      - Lacrimal vein
      - Vorticose veins
      - Ciliary veins
      - Central retinal vein
      - Episcleral vein
    - Inferior ophthalmic vein
  - Azygos vein
    - Posterior intercostal veins
      - Intervertebral vein
    - Veins of vertebral column
      - Anterior internal vertebral venous plexus
        Basivertebral veins
        
        Anterior spinal veins
        
        Posterior spinal veins
  - Veins of upper limb
    - Subclavian vein
    - Axillary vein
      - Subscapular vein
      - Circumflex scapular vein
        Thoracodorsal vein
        
        Posterior circumflex humeral vein
        
        Anterior circumflex humeral vein
      - Lateral thoracic vein
    - Superficial veins of upper limb
    - Deep veins of upper limb
- Inferior vena cava
  - Inferior phrenic veins
  - Lumbar veins
  - Ascending lumbar vein
  - Hepatic veins
  - Renal veins
  - Right suprarenal vein
  - Right ovarian vein
  - Right testicular vein
    - Pampiniform plexus
  - Common iliac vein
    - Median sacral vein
    - Iliolumbar vein
  - Internal iliac vein
    - Superior gluteal veins
    - Inferior gluteal veins
    - Obturator veins
    - Lateral sacral veins
    - Vesical veins
    - Middle rectal veins
    - Internal pudendal vein
      - Deep veins of clitoris
      - Deep veins of penis
      - Inferior rectal veins
    - Posterior labial veins
    - Posterior scrotal veins
  - External iliac vein
    - Inferior epigastric vein
    - Deep circumflex iliac vein
  - Veins of lower limb
    - Superficial veins of lower limb
      - Great saphenous vein
        External pudendal veins
      - Small saphenous vein
    - Deep veins of lower limb
      - Femoral vein
      - Profunda femoris vein
      - Popliteal vein
        Sural veins
        
        Anterior tibial veins
        
        Posterior tibial veins
        Fibular veins
- Hepatic portal vein

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