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Vein: Axillary vein
Anterior view of right upper limb and thorax - axillary vein and the distal part of the basilic vein and cephalic vein.
Latinvena axillaris
subject #172 663
Drains fromaxilla
Sourcebasilic vein, brachial veins, cephalic vein
Drains tosubclavian vein
Arteryaxillary artery
MeSH Axillary+Vein
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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.

Its origin is at the lower margin of the teres major muscle and a continuation of the brachial vein.

Its tributaries include the basilic vein and cephalic vein, which are both superficial veins. It terminates at the lateral margin of the first rib, at which it becomes the subclavian vein.

It is accompanied along its course by a similarly named artery, the axillary artery.

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Intercostal nerves, the superficial muscles having been removed.


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Veins of upper limbs
superficialDorsal digital • Dorsal metacarpal • Dorsal network • Palmar digital • Intercapitular • Cephalic • Median cubital • Accessory cephalic • Basilic • Median antebrachial
deepPalmar metacarpal • Superficial palmar arch • Deep palmar arch • Radial • Ulnar • Brachial • Axillary
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Veins of the torso
Coronary

coronary sinus (great cardiac, left marginal, small cardiac, middle cardiac, posterior of the left ventricle, oblique of the left atrium) • anterior cardiac (right marginal)
Thoraxpulmonary • superior vena cava • brachiocephalic (subclavian, inferior thyroid, internal thoracic, superior epigastric, superior phrenic) • azygos (bronchial, hemiazygos, accessory hemiazygos) • axillary (lateral thoracic, thoracoepigastric) • intercostal (supreme, superior, posterior, subcostal)
Vertebral columnexternal vertebral venous plexuses • internal vertebral venous plexuses • basivertebral • intervertebral • of the medulla spinalis
Abdomen and pelvisinferior vena cava • common iliac (external iliac, inferior epigastric, superficial of penis, internal iliac, inferior gluteal, superior gluteal, internal pudendal, vesical venous plexus, prostatic venous plexus, deep of penis, vaginal venous plexus, uterine venous plexus) • left renal (suprarenal, lumbar, ovarian/testicular, pampiniform plexus) • other (inferior phrenic, hepatic, hemorrhoidal) * ascending lumbar • lateral sacral
Portal systemportal • splenic (short gastric, left gastroepiploic, pancreatic, inferior mesenteric, superior rectal, left colic) • superior mesenteric (right gastroepiploic, pancreaticoduodenal, middle colic, right colic) • direct (cystic, left gastric, right gastric, paraumbilical)
fetalductus venosus • umbilical
In human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm. It originates on the medial (ulnar) side of the dorsal venous network of the hand, and it travels up the base of the forearm and arm.
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In human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a superficial vein of the upper limb.

It communicates with the basilic vein via the median cubital vein at the elbow and is located in the superficial fascia along the anterolateral surface of the biceps brachii muscle.
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
Used for official purposes, but not spoken in everyday speech
Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
Language codes
ISO 639-1: la
ISO 639-2: lat
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In human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm. It originates on the medial (ulnar) side of the dorsal venous network of the hand, and it travels up the base of the forearm and arm.
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In human anatomy, the brachial veins are venae comitantes of the brachial artery in the arm proper. Because they are deep to muscle, they are considered deep veins. Their course is that of the brachial artery (in reverse): they begin where radial veins and ulnar veins join
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In human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a superficial vein of the upper limb.

It communicates with the basilic vein via the median cubital vein at the elbow and is located in the superficial fascia along the anterolateral surface of the biceps brachii muscle.
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In human anatomy, the axillary artery is a large blood vessel that conveys oxygenated blood to the lateral aspect of the thorax, the axilla (armpit) and the upper limb. Its origin is at the lateral margin of the first rib, before which it is called the subclavian artery.
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The underarm (or armpit, axilla, or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder.
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Origin and insertion

It arises from the oval area on the dorsal surface of the inferior angle of the scapula, and from the fibrous septa
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In human anatomy, the brachial veins are venae comitantes of the brachial artery in the arm proper. Because they are deep to muscle, they are considered deep veins. Their course is that of the brachial artery (in reverse): they begin where radial veins and ulnar veins join
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In human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm. It originates on the medial (ulnar) side of the dorsal venous network of the hand, and it travels up the base of the forearm and arm.
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In human anatomy, the cephalic vein is a superficial vein of the upper limb.

It communicates with the basilic vein via the median cubital vein at the elbow and is located in the superficial fascia along the anterolateral surface of the biceps brachii muscle.
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In human anatomy, the axillary artery is a large blood vessel that conveys oxygenated blood to the lateral aspect of the thorax, the axilla (armpit) and the upper limb. Its origin is at the lateral margin of the first rib, before which it is called the subclavian artery.
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