Selected Veins of the Upper Limb - Listed Alphabetically
Regions
Vein Tributaries Drains Into Notes
Drained
antebrachial, superficial veins of the median cubital v. palm; median antecubital
median palm and anterior or basilic v. anterior v. is variable in size
forearm forearm - it may be large or
absent
basilic v. medial end of the it unites with the superficial basilic v.
dorsal venous arch of brachial vein(s) parts of the communicates with
the hand; superficial to form the medial side deep veins of the
veins of the forearm; axillary v. of the hand forearm through
median cubital v. and medial perforating veins,
side of the especially in the
forearm cubital region
brachiocephalic formed by the union of the left and right head; neck; at its origin, the left
v. the subclavian v. and brachiocephalic upper limb; brachiocephalic v.
the internal jugular v.; vv. unite to form anterior receives the
tributaries: vertebral the superior vena chest wall thoracic duct; at its
v., thymic v., inferior cava origin, the right
thyroid v., internal brachiocephalic v.
thoracic v., 1st receives the right
posterior intercostal v., lymphatic duct
left superior
intercostal v. (to the
left brachiocephalic v.)
cephalic v. lateral side of the axillary vein superficial median cubital vein
dorsal venous arch of parts of the usually shunts some
the hand; superficial lateral hand of the blood
veins of the forearm and lateral collected by the
forearm cephalic v. to the
basilic v.
dorsal dorsal digital vv. dorsal venous dorsal dorsal metacarpal v.
metacarpal v. of arch of the hand aspects of drains the adjacent
the hand the digits of sides of two digits
the hand
dorsal venous dorsal digital vv. and cephalic v. dorsum of dorsal venous arch
arch of the hand dorsal metacarpal vv. laterally, basilic the digits is visible through
v. medially and the the thin skin on the
superficial dorsum of the hand
structures of
the dorsum
ot the hand
median superficial veins of the median cubital v. palm; median antecubital
antebrachial v. palm and anterior or basilic v. anterior v. is variable in size
forearm forearm - it may be large or
absent
median cubital cephalic basilic superficial a median
v. part of the antebrachial vein
hand and occurs occasionally
Regions
Vein Tributaries Drains Into Notes
Drained
antebrachial, superficial veins of the median cubital v. palm; median antecubital
median palm and anterior or basilic v. anterior v. is variable in size
forearm forearm - it may be large or
absent
basilic v. medial end of the it unites with the superficial basilic v.
dorsal venous arch of brachial vein(s) parts of the communicates with
the hand; superficial to form the medial side deep veins of the
veins of the forearm; axillary v. of the hand forearm through
median cubital v. and medial perforating veins,
side of the especially in the
forearm cubital region
brachiocephalic formed by the union of the left and right head; neck; at its origin, the left
v. the subclavian v. and brachiocephalic upper limb; brachiocephalic v.
the internal jugular v.; vv. unite to form anterior receives the
tributaries: vertebral the superior vena chest wall thoracic duct; at its
v., thymic v., inferior cava origin, the right
thyroid v., internal brachiocephalic v.
thoracic v., 1st receives the right
posterior intercostal v., lymphatic duct
left superior
intercostal v. (to the
left brachiocephalic v.)
cephalic v. lateral side of the axillary vein superficial median cubital vein
dorsal venous arch of parts of the usually shunts some
the hand; superficial lateral hand of the blood
veins of the forearm and lateral collected by the
forearm cephalic v. to the
basilic v.
dorsal dorsal digital vv. dorsal venous dorsal dorsal metacarpal v.
metacarpal v. of arch of the hand aspects of drains the adjacent
the hand the digits of sides of two digits
the hand
dorsal venous dorsal digital vv. and cephalic v. dorsum of dorsal venous arch
arch of the hand dorsal metacarpal vv. laterally, basilic the digits is visible through
v. medially and the the thin skin on the
superficial dorsum of the hand
structures of
the dorsum
ot the hand
median superficial veins of the median cubital v. palm; median antecubital
antebrachial v. palm and anterior or basilic v. anterior v. is variable in size
forearm forearm - it may be large or
absent
median cubital cephalic basilic superficial a median
v. part of the antebrachial vein
hand and occurs occasionally
