Gonadal vein

Vein: Gonadal vein
The relations of the viscera and large vessels of the abdomen.
Artery	gonadal artery

In medicine, gonadal vein refers to the blood vessel that carrying blood away from the gonad (testis, ovary) toward the heart.

• Females : ovarian vein
• Males : testicular vein

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