CEPHALIC VEIN

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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.
Upper-limb-veins-diagram.jpg

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.