Lower Limb Vein Pathways

Lower limb veins carry blood from the feet and legs back toward the pelvis. They include deep veins and superficial veins. Deep veins lie farther from the skin, while superficial veins are closer to the body surface.

The deep venous route begins in the foot and calf. The posterior tibial vein is ...

Blood from the lower limbs is drained by both superficial and deep veins.

The deep veins, such as the posterior tibial vein, formed by the union of the medial and lateral plantar veins, ascends in the calf muscle and joins the fibular vein.

The anterior tibial vein, a continuation of the dorsalis pedis vein from the foot, unites at...