Superficial epigastric vein
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The superficial epigastric vein is a vein
which travels with the superficial epigastric artery
. It joins the accessory saphenous vein near the fossa ovalis.
Vein
In the circulatory system, veins are blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart...
which travels with the superficial epigastric artery
Superficial epigastric artery
The superficial epigastric artery arises from the front of the femoral artery about 1 cm below the inguinal ligament, and, passing through the femoral sheath and the fascia cribrosa, turns upward in front of the inguinal ligament, and ascends between the two layers of the superficial fascia of the...
. It joins the accessory saphenous vein near the fossa ovalis.