| Vein: Cephalic vein | |
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| Superficial veins of the upper limb. Superficial vein is a term used to describe a Vein that is close to the surface of the body | |
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| Cross-section through the middle of upper arm. (Cephalic vein labeled at upper left. ) | |
| Latin | vena cephalica |
| Gray's | subject #172 661 |
| Source | dorsal venous network of hand |
| Drains to | axillary vein, median cubital vein |
| Artery | deltoid branch of thoracoacromial artery |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
v_05/12849786 |
In human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a superficial vein of the upper limb. 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 dorsal venous network of the hand is a network of veins formed by the Dorsal metacarpal veins. In Human anatomy, the axillary vein is a large Blood vessel that conveys Blood from the lateral aspect of the Thorax, Axilla In Human anatomy, the median cubital vein (or median basilic vein) a Superficial vein of the Upper limb. The deltoid branch of thoracoacromial artery, often arising with the Acromial, crosses over the Pectoralis minor and passes in the same groove as the Cephalic 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 Superficial vein is a term used to describe a Vein that is close to the surface of the body 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
It communicates with the basilic vein via the median cubital vein at the elbow and is located in the superficial fascia along the anterolateral surface of the biceps brachii muscle. 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 median cubital vein (or median basilic vein) a Superficial vein of the Upper limb. The elbow is the region surrounding the elbow-joint&mdashthe ginglymus or Hinge joint in the middle of the Arm. Fascia (făsh'ē-ə pl fas·ci·ae (făsh'ē-ē adj fascial (făsh'ē-əl (from Latin: a band is the Soft tissue component of In Human anatomy, the biceps brachii is a Muscle located on the upper Arm.
Superiorly the cephalic vein passes between the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles (deltopectoral groove) and through the deltopectoral triangle, where it empties into the axillary vein. In Human anatomy, the deltoid muscle is the Muscle forming the rounded contour of the Shoulder. The Pectoralis major (popularly known as pecs) is a thick fan-shaped muscle situated at the upper front ( Anterior) of the Chest wall Muscle (from Latin musculus, diminutive of mus "mouse" is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the The deltopectoral groove is an indentation in the muscular structure between the Deltoid muscle and Pectoralis major. The clavipectoral triangle (or deltopectoral triangle) is an anatomical triangle bordered by the following structures Pectoralis major In Human anatomy, the axillary vein is a large Blood vessel that conveys Blood from the lateral aspect of the Thorax, Axilla
It is often visible through the skin, and its location in the deltopectoral groove is fairly consistent, making this site a good candidate for cannulation. The skin is the outer covering of living tissue of an animal (or plant A cannula (from Latin "little reed" plural cannulae) or canula is a tube which can be inserted into the body often for the delivery or removal
Additional images
 Cross-section through the middle of the forearm. |
 The veins on the dorsum of the hand. |
 The deep veins of the upper extremity. |
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