Median antebrachial vein
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| Median antebrachial vein | |
|---|---|
 A prominent median antebrachial vein. | |
 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 | vena mediana antebrachii |
| TA98 | A12.3.08.020 |
| TA2 | 4981 |
| FMA | 22967 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The median antebrachial vein drains the venous plexus on the palmar surface of the hand.
It travels up on the ulnar side of the front of the forearm and ends in the basilic vein or in the vena mediana cubiti; in a small proportion of cases it divides into two branches, one of which joins the basilic, the other the cephalic, below the elbow.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 662 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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