| Vein: Axillary vein | |
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| Anterior view of right upper limb and thorax - axillary vein and the distal part of the basilic vein and cephalic vein. In Human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large Superficial vein of the Upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and Forearm. In Human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a Superficial vein of the Upper limb. | |
| Latin | vena axillaris |
| Gray's | subject #172 663 |
| Drains from | axilla |
| Source | basilic vein, brachial veins, cephalic vein |
| Drains to | subclavian vein |
| Artery | axillary artery |
| MeSH | Axillary+Vein |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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In human anatomy, the axillary vein is a large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Introduction ( Superficial veins (cutaneous veins Deep veins Venæ comitantes The axilla (or armpit, underarm, or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the Arm connects to the Shoulder In Human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large Superficial vein of the Upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and Forearm. In Human anatomy, the brachial veins are Venae comitantes of the Brachial artery in the Arm proper In Human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a Superficial vein of the Upper limb. In Human anatomy, the subclavian veins are two large Veins one on either side of the body In Human anatomy, the axillary artery is a large Blood vessel that conveys oxygenated Blood to the lateral aspect of the Thorax, the Axilla Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group Human anatomy, which with physiology and biochemistry is a complementary basic medical science is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult Human body The blood vessels are part of the Circulatory system and function to transport Blood throughout the body Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products In fields of Anatomy, anatomical terms of location are descriptive terms to help identify relative positions or directions within a species The thorax is a division of an Animal 's body that lies between the head and the Abdomen. The axilla (or armpit, underarm, or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the Arm connects to the Shoulder In Human anatomy, the upper limb (also upper extremity) refers to what in common English is known as the arm, that is the region of the shoulder The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic There is one axillary vein on each side of the body.
Its origin is at the lower margin of the teres major muscle and a continuation of the brachial vein. Teres major is a muscle of the Upper limb and one of six scapulohumeral muscles In Human anatomy, the brachial veins are Venae comitantes of the Brachial artery in the Arm proper
Its tributaries include the basilic vein and cephalic vein, which are both superficial veins. In Human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large Superficial vein of the Upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and Forearm. In Human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a Superficial vein of the Upper limb. Superficial vein is a term used to describe a Vein that is close to the surface of the body It terminates at the lateral margin of the first rib, at which it becomes the subclavian vein. In Vertebrate Anatomy, ribs ( Latin costae) are the long curved Bones which form the ribcage. In Human anatomy, the subclavian veins are two large Veins one on either side of the body
It is accompanied along its course by a similarly named artery, the axillary artery. Arteries are Blood vessels that carry blood away from the Heart. In Human anatomy, the axillary artery is a large Blood vessel that conveys oxygenated Blood to the lateral aspect of the Thorax, the Axilla
Additional images
 Intercostal nerves, the superficial muscles having been removed. |
External links
- Gray's s149
- Axillary+vein at eMedicine Dictionary
- Norman/Georgetown lesson3axillaryart&vein
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