Structure/Morphology
The central sinus within the medullary cavity drains into veins that eventually pierce the endosteal layer and travel within the nutrient canal to exit the bone through the nutrient foramen as the nutrient vein.
Related parts of the anatomy
Anatomical Relations
The veins that drain the medullary cavity follow the same course as the nutrient artery and travel within the nutrient canal to exit the bone through the nutrient foramen. However, occasionally they travel separately and exit as an emissary vein (Standring, 2016).
References
Standring, S. (2016) Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Gray's Anatomy Series: Elsevier Limited.
