What does the axillary vein drain

The axillary vein and its tributaries are not in the mirror image of the axillary artery and its branches. Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

YUHSpace: The axillary vein and its tributaries are not in the mirror image of the axillary artery and its branches menu. About Yonsei University Medical Library. Journal Papers Dept. Increased knowledge and information about them as well as superficial veins in the upper arm would be useful.

Log in Sign up. Articles Cases Courses Quiz. About Recent Edits Go ad-free. Edit article. View revision history Report problem with Article. Citation, DOI and article data. Hoskins, A. Axillary vein. Reference article, Radiopaedia. URL of Article. Summary origin : formed by the union of the paired brachial veins and the basilic vein location : courses medial to the axillary artery in the axilla drainage : upper limb, axilla and superolateral chest wall tributaries : include the cephalic vein and five other tributaries which correspond to the branches of the axillary artery see below termination : continuous with the subclavian vein at the lateral border of the first rib Gross anatomy Origin The axillary vein is formed at the inferior border of the axilla by the union of the paired brachial veins venae comitantes of the brachial artery and the basilic vein 1,2.

Course The axillary vein arises at the inferior border of the teres major muscle at the inferior border of the axilla 3. Divisions As with the axillary artery, the axillary vein can be divided into three parts by its relation to the pectoralis minor above, behind or below 1.

Tributaries The second and third parts of the axillary vein have tributaries that correspond with the branches of the axillary artery. Termination The axillary vein terminates by becoming continuous with the subclavian vein at the lateral border of the first rib 2. Drainage The axillary vein drains deoxygenated blood from the arm, axilla and superolateral chest wall 4. Last's Anatomy. ISBN: 2. Michael P. Human Anatomy. ISBN: 3. Richard L. Drake, Wayne Vogl, Adam W. Gray's Anatomy for Students.

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