Testicular vein

Testicular vein
Spermatic veins.
Details
SourcePampiniform plexus
Drains toInferior vena cava, left renal vein
ArteryTesticular artery
Identifiers
Latinvena testicularis,
vena spermatica
TA98A12.3.09.014M
A12.3.09.012M
TA25015, 5018
FMA14344
Anatomical terminology

The testicular vein (or spermatic vein), the male gonadal vein, carries deoxygenated blood from its corresponding testis to the inferior vena cava or one of its tributaries. It is the male equivalent of the ovarian vein, and is the venous counterpart of the testicular artery.