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Accessory cephalic vein

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Accessory cephalic vein
Superficial veins of the upper limb (accessory cephalic vein labeled at center left)
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Details
SourceDorsal venous network of hand
Drains toCephalic vein
Identifiers
LatinVena cephalica accessoria
TA98A12.3.08.017
TA24966
FMA22970
Anatomical terminology

The accessory cephalic vein is a variable vein that passes along the radial border of the forearm to join the cephalic vein near the elbow.[1] In some cases the accessory cephalic springs from the cephalic above the wrist and joins it again higher up. A large oblique branch frequently connects the basilic and cephalic veins on the back of the forearm.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 662 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/accessory+cephalic+vein (10/15/10)


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