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  '''This page is based around the anatomy of the canine hindlimb.'''

'''Essentially the lay out of the arteries is similar in domestic species.'''

  '''Essentially the lay out of the veins is similar in all domestic species.'''

'''Any species differences will be discussed on their respective pages.'''

 

 

The hindlimb deep veins are very closely related to their respective arteries.

The veins of the pelvic limb originate in venous networks at the distal limit; the '''arcus terminalis'''. The networks converge and form the following veins (in distal to proximal order):

 

* '''Metatarsal veins'''

** '''Medial saphenous vein''' - both saphenous veins are the only hindlimb veins that run superficially and the medial vein is the largest  of the two except in dogs.  

** '''Lateral saphenous vein'''

* '''Femoral vein'''