What Are The Types Of Veins?

Connecting Veins

Connecting or communicating veins are short veins that carry blood from the superficial veins near the skin to the deep veins in the muscles and organs. Communicating veins are also known to connect one deep vein to another deep vein in the body. Connecting veins can be classified or divided into two subgroups. Communicating veins are connecting veins that run from superficial veins or a deep vein to another deep vein when they are located within the same fascia compartment of the body. Perforating veins are connecting veins that link superficial veins or deep vein to another deep vein located in a different fascia compartment of the body. To facilitate this action between compartments in the body, there are numerous holes the perforating connecting veins flow through to reach their destination. Connecting veins also contain small valves to keep the blood moving in one direction toward the larger veins that flow to the heart.