Difference between revisions of "CEPHALIC VEIN"
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<br/>1. The cephalic vein drains the DORSAL VENOUS NETWORK on the radial side, beginning in the anatomical snuff box. | <br/>1. The cephalic vein drains the DORSAL VENOUS NETWORK on the radial side, beginning in the anatomical snuff box. | ||
<br/> | <br/> 2. It runs in the upper arm lateral to the BICEPS => in the deltopectoral groove => perforates the clavipectoral fascia => drains into the axillary vein. | ||
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<br/>[[Image:upper-limb-veins-diagram.jpg]] | <br/>[[Image:upper-limb-veins-diagram.jpg]] | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 27 December 2022
SUMMARY
1. The cephalic vein drains the DORSAL VENOUS NETWORK on the radial side, beginning in the anatomical snuff box.
2. It runs in the upper arm lateral to the BICEPS => in the deltopectoral groove => perforates the clavipectoral fascia => drains into the axillary vein.
Image: Case courtesy of Dr Sachintha Hapugoda, Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 52482
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
