Foundational Model of Anatomy

Last uploaded: May 13, 2019
Preferred Name

Great saphenous vein

Synonyms

Greater saphenous vein

Long saphenous vein

Definitions

Tributary of femoral vein, each instance of which extends from the dorsum of some foot to just below some inguinal ligament and drains the superficial structures of some lower limb, perineum, and lower abdominal wall through many tributaries, including the medial end of the dorsal venous arch of some foot, and the accessory saphenous, superficial external pudendal, superficial circumflex iliac, superficial epigastric, and numerous cutaneous veins.

ID

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma21376

definition

Tributary of femoral vein, each instance of which extends from the dorsum of some foot to just below some inguinal ligament and drains the superficial structures of some lower limb, perineum, and lower abdominal wall through many tributaries, including the medial end of the dorsal venous arch of some foot, and the accessory saphenous, superficial external pudendal, superficial circumflex iliac, superficial epigastric, and numerous cutaneous veins.

FMAID

21376

label

Great saphenous vein

non-English equivalent

Vena saphena magna

Grande veine saphène

preferred name

Great saphenous vein

prefixIRI

fma:fma21376

synonym

Greater saphenous vein

Long saphenous vein

subClassOf

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma44323

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