Anatom3DDorsal venous arch of foot
Arcus venosus dorsalis pedis · Hřbetní žilní oblouk nohy
Veins
Looks like
A curved vein across the top of the foot near the base of the toes, visible under the skin.
What it does
Collects the toe veins; its ends form the great saphenous (inner) and small saphenous (outer) veins.
Keeping it well
Sometimes used for drips when other veins are hard to find.
Related conditions
- Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Clotting disorders (thrombophilia & APS)
- Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus)
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Flat feet (pes planus)
- Ganglion cyst
- Gout
- Hammer toe and claw toe
- Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
- Lymphoedema
- Morton's neuroma
- Restless legs syndrome
- Varicose veins
- Venomous snakebite