Median antebrachial vein | |
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![]() A prominent median antebrachial vein. | |
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Superficial veins of the upper limb. (Median antebrachial vein -- spelled with an "i" -- labeled at bottom right.) | |
Details | |
Source | Palmar venous plexus |
Drains to | Basilic vein, median cubital vein |
Identifiers | |
Latin | v. mediana antebrachii, v. intermedia antebrachii |
TA98 | A12.3.08.020 |
TA2 | 4981 |
FMA | 22967 |
Anatomical terminology |
The median antebrachial vein is a superficial vein of the (anterior) forearm. It arises from - and drains - the superficial palmar venous arch, ascending superficially along the anterior forearm before terminating by draining into either the basilic vein and/or median cubital vein; it may bifurcate distal to the elbow and proceed to drain into both aforementioned veins. [1] A bifurcation of the median antebrachial vein produces the (medial) intermediate basilic vein [2] and the (lateral) intermediate cephalic vein; [3] the two veins produced by such a split may replace the median cubital vein. [4] [2] [3]
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Median antebrachial vein | |
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![]() A prominent median antebrachial vein. | |
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Superficial veins of the upper limb. (Median antebrachial vein -- spelled with an "i" -- labeled at bottom right.) | |
Details | |
Source | Palmar venous plexus |
Drains to | Basilic vein, median cubital vein |
Identifiers | |
Latin | v. mediana antebrachii, v. intermedia antebrachii |
TA98 | A12.3.08.020 |
TA2 | 4981 |
FMA | 22967 |
Anatomical terminology |
The median antebrachial vein is a superficial vein of the (anterior) forearm. It arises from - and drains - the superficial palmar venous arch, ascending superficially along the anterior forearm before terminating by draining into either the basilic vein and/or median cubital vein; it may bifurcate distal to the elbow and proceed to drain into both aforementioned veins. [1] A bifurcation of the median antebrachial vein produces the (medial) intermediate basilic vein [2] and the (lateral) intermediate cephalic vein; [3] the two veins produced by such a split may replace the median cubital vein. [4] [2] [3]
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