Axillary vein
Template:Use American English Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". In human anatomy, the axillary vein is a large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart. There is one axillary vein on each side of the body.
Structure
Its origin is at the lower margin of the teres major muscle and a continuation of the brachial vein.[1]
This large vein is formed by the brachial vein and the basilic vein.[2] At its terminal part, it is also joined by the cephalic vein.[3] Other tributaries include the subscapular vein, circumflex humeral vein, lateral thoracic vein and thoraco-acromial vein.[4] It terminates at the lateral margin of the first rib, at which it becomes the subclavian vein.[1]
It is accompanied along its course by a similarly named artery, the axillary artery, which lies laterally to the axillary vein.[5]
Additional images
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Intercostal nerves, the superficial muscles having been removed.
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Axillary vein
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Axillary vein
References
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- ↑ Moore, Keith L. et al. (2010) Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 6th Ed, p.718
- ↑ Moore, Keith L. et al. (2010) Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 6th Ed, p.718
- ↑ Moore, Keith L. et al. (2010) Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 6th Ed, fig.6.16
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External links
- lesson3axillaryart&vein at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
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