accessory cephalic vein
Information about accessory cephalic vein
| Vein: Accessory cephalic vein | ||
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| Superficial veins of the upper limb. (Accessory cephalic labeled at center left.) | ||
| Latin | vena cephalica accessoria | |
| subject #172 662 | ||
| Source | dorsal venous network of hand | |
| Drains to | cephalic vein | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | v_05/12849792 | |
In some cases the accessory cephalic springs from the cephalic above the wrist and joins it again higher up.
A large oblique branch frequently connects the basilic and cephalic veins on the back of the forearm.
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.Veins of upper limbs | |
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| superficial | Dorsal digital • Dorsal metacarpal • Dorsal network • Palmar digital • Intercapitular • Cephalic • Median cubital • Accessory cephalic • Basilic • Median antebrachial |
| deep | Palmar metacarpal • Superficial palmar arch • Deep palmar arch • Radial • Ulnar • Brachial • Axillary |
Superficial vein is a term used to describe a vein that is close to the surface of the body. It is used to differentiate veins that are close to the surface from veins that are far from the surface, known as deep veins.
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The dorsal venous network of the hand is a network of veins formed by the dorsal metacarpal veins.
It is found on the back of the hand and gives rise to veins such as the cephalic vein and the basilic vein.
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It is found on the back of the hand and gives rise to veins such as the cephalic vein and the basilic vein.
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In human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a superficial vein of the upper limb.
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.
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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.
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The forearm is the structure on the upper limb, between the elbow and the wrist.[1]. This term is used in anatomy to distinguish it from the arm (or upper arm)...... Click the link for more information.
Ulnar can refer to:
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- Ulnar nerve
- Ulnar artery
- Ulna
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The dorsal venous network of the hand is a network of veins formed by the dorsal metacarpal veins.
It is found on the back of the hand and gives rise to veins such as the cephalic vein and the basilic vein.
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It is found on the back of the hand and gives rise to veins such as the cephalic vein and the basilic vein.
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elbow-joint is a ginglymus or hinge joint. Three bones form the elbow joint: the humerus of the upper arm, and the paired radius and ulna of the forearm.
The bony prominence at the very tip of the elbow is the olecranon process of the ulna.
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The bony prominence at the very tip of the elbow is the olecranon process of the ulna.
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wrist is the flexible and narrower connection between the forearm and the palm. The wrist is essentially a double row of small short bones, called carpals, intertwined to form a malleable hinge.
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In human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm. It originates on the medial (ulnar) side of the dorsal venous network of the hand, and it travels up the base of the forearm and arm.
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The forearm is the structure on the upper limb, between the elbow and the wrist.[1]. This term is used in anatomy to distinguish it from the arm (or upper arm)...... Click the link for more information.
In human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a superficial vein of the upper limb.
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.
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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.
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Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (or Gray's Anatomy as it has commonly been shortened) is an English-language human anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic work on the subject.
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vein is a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart. The majority of veins in the body carry low-oxygen blood from the tissues back to the heart; the exceptions being the pulmonary and umbilical veins which both carry oxygenated blood.
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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 to the fingertips. It includes the entire limb, and thus, is not synonymous with the term upper arm.
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The dorsal digital veins of the hand pass along the sides of the fingers and are joined to one another by oblique communicating branches. Those from the adjacent sides of the fingers unite to form three dorsal metacarpal veins.
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The dorsal digital veins from the adjacent sides of the fingers unite to form three dorsal metacarpal veins, which end in a dorsal venous net-work opposite the middle of the metacarpus.
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The dorsal venous network of the hand is a network of veins formed by the dorsal metacarpal veins.
It is found on the back of the hand and gives rise to veins such as the cephalic vein and the basilic vein.
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It is found on the back of the hand and gives rise to veins such as the cephalic vein and the basilic vein.
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The palmar digital veins (or volar digital veins) on each finger are connected to the dorsal digital veins by oblique intercapitular veins.
Some sources distinguish between the "proper palmar digital veins", which are more distal, and the "common palmar digital
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Some sources distinguish between the "proper palmar digital veins", which are more distal, and the "common palmar digital
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intercapitular veins. They drain into a venous plexus which is situated over the thenar and hypothenar eminences and across the front of the wrist.
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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In human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a superficial vein of the upper limb.
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.
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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.
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In human anatomy, the median cubital vein (or median basilic vein) a superficial vein of the upper limb. It connects the basilic and cephalic vein and is often used for venipuncture (taking blood). It lies in the cubital fossa superficial to the bicipital aponeurosis.
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In human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm. It originates on the medial (ulnar) side of the dorsal venous network of the hand, and it travels up the base of the forearm and arm.
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The median antebrachial vein drains the venous plexus on the volar surface of the hand.
It ascends on the ulnar side of the front of the forearm and ends in the basilic vein or in the vena mediana cubiti; in a small proportion of cases it divides into two branches, one of
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It ascends on the ulnar side of the front of the forearm and ends in the basilic vein or in the vena mediana cubiti; in a small proportion of cases it divides into two branches, one of
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The palmar metacarpal veins (or volar metacarpal veins) drains the metacarpal region of the palm, eventually draining into the deep veins of the arm.
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superficial palmar venous arch. It receives the veins corresponding to the branches of the superficial arterial arch: the common palmar digital veins.
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The deep palmar arch is accompanied by a pair of venae comitantes which constitute the deep palmar venous arch. It receives the veins corresponding to the branches of the arterial arch: the palmar metacarpal veins.
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In anatomy, the radial veins are venae comitantes that accompany the radial artery through the back of the hand and the lateral aspect of the forearm. They join the ulnar veins to form the brachial veins.
They follow the same course as the radial artery.
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They follow the same course as the radial artery.
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