external vertebral venous plexus

[TA]

plexus of unvalved veins surrounding the vertebral column, with greatest venous density anterior to the vertebral bodies (anterior external vertebral venous plexus [TA]) and posterior to the vertebral arch (posterior external vertebral venous plexus [TA]); communicates with the internal vertebral venous plexus through intervertebral veins and with the segmental veins of each vertebral level.
See also: vertebral venous system.

Synonym(s): plexus venosus vertebralis externus [TA]

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The VVP components are the basivertebral veins (BV), the external vertebral venous plexus (EVVP) and the internal vertebral venous plexus (IVVP) (Gomez Jaramillo & Freeman, 2003; Arzone et al., 2008; Tobinick).

Anatomical Description of Internal Vertebral Venous Plexus in Horses/ Descripcion del Plexo Venoso Vertebral Interno en Equinos