Cephalic vein
Large blood vessel in the arm / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a superficial vein in the arm. It originates from the radial end of the dorsal venous network of hand, and ascends along the radial (lateral) side of the arm before emptying into the axillary vein. At the elbow, it communicates with the basilic vein via the median cubital vein.
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Cephalic vein | |
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Details | |
Drains from | Dorsal venous network of hand |
Drains to | Axillary vein and median cubital vein |
Artery | Deltoid branch of thoracoacromial artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena cephalica |
TA98 | A12.3.08.015 |
TA2 | 4964 |
FMA | 13324 |
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