| Common iliac vein | |
|---|---|
 Veins of the abdomen and lower limb – inferior vena cava, common iliac vein, external iliac vein, internal iliac vein, femoral vein and their tributaries. The aorta and its bifurcation (unlabeled) appear in red. | |
 Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac and hypogastric plexuses. (Common iliac vein labeled at lower right.) | |
| Details | |
| Drains from | Pelvis and lower limbs |
| Source | External iliac veins and internal iliac veins |
| Drains to | Inferior vena cava |
| Artery | Common iliac arteries |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena iliaca communis |
| MeSH | D007084 |
| TA98 | A12.3.10.001 |
| TA2 | 5021 |
| FMA | 14333 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In human anatomy, the common iliac veins are formed by the external iliac veins and internal iliac veins. The left and right common iliac veins come together in the abdomen at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra,[1] forming the inferior vena cava. They drain blood from the pelvis and lower limbs.
Both common iliac veins are accompanied along their course by common iliac arteries.
- ^ Henry Gray (1918), Anatomy of the Human Body, p. 677, archived from the original on December 22, 2009, retrieved June 15, 2008