Anterior view of right upper limb and thorax - axillary vein and the distal part of the basilic vein and cephalic vein.
Details
Drains from
Axilla
Source
Basilic vein, brachial veins, cephalic vein
Drains to
Subclavian vein
Artery
Axillary artery
Identifiers
Latin
vena axillaris
MeSH
D001367
TA98
A12.3.08.005
TA2
4963
FMA
13329
Anatomical terminology
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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.
In human anatomy, the axillaryvein is a large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward...
emptying into the axillaryvein. At the elbow, it communicates with the basilic vein via the median cubital vein. The cephalic vein is situated within...
superficial to the muscles. The basilic vein terminates by uniting with the brachial veins to form the axillaryvein.[citation needed] As it ascends the medial...
space between the side of the thorax and the upper arm. Axillary artery and its branches Axillaryvein and its tributaries Infraclavicular part of the brachial...
minor. The axillary artery is accompanied by the axillaryvein, which lies medial to the artery, along its length. In the axilla, the axillary artery is...
extremity DVT (UEDVT) is the obstruction of an arm vein (such as the axillaryvein or subclavian vein) by a thrombus. The condition usually comes to light...
subclavian veins is approximately 1–2 cm, depending on the individual.[medical citation needed] Each subclavian vein is a continuation of the axillaryvein and...
major muscle. At this point, the brachial veins join the basilic vein to form the axillaryvein. The brachial veins also have small tributaries that drain...
epigastric vein below and the lateral thoracic vein above and establishes an important communication between the femoral vein and the axillaryvein. Pathology...
cephalic vein travels on the lateral side of the arm and terminates as the axillaryvein. It passes through the deltopectoral triangle, a space between the deltoid...
the iliac crests. Lateral group: Lying along the medial side of the axillaryvein, these nodes receive most of the lymph vessels of the upper limb (except...
from C5 and C6. The axillary nerve travels through the quadrangular space with the posterior circumflex humeral artery and vein to innervate the deltoid...
The lateral thoracic vein (sometimes debatably referred to as the long thoracic vein) is a tributary of the axillaryvein. It runs with the lateral thoracic...
commonly placed in veins in the neck (internal jugular vein), chest (subclavian vein or axillaryvein), groin (femoral vein), or through veins in the arms (also...
between the pectoralis minor and subclavius, and protects the axillaryvein and artery, and axillary nerve. Traced upward, it splits to enclose the subclavius...
important communication between the femoral vein and axillaryvein. This is an especially important vein when the inferior vena cava (IVC) becomes obstructed...
and the wing veins, shown diagrammatically, are as follows: Humeral plates First Axillary Second Axillary Third Axillary Fourth Axillary Median plates...
tibial veins Fibular artery and fibular veins Examples of arteries that do not have venae comitantes (i.e. those that have "regular" veins): Axillary artery...
major muscle. At this point, the brachial veins join the basilic vein to form the axillaryvein. The brachial veins also have small tributaries that drain...
blood flow shown in the vein After treatment with catheter-directed thrombolysis, blood flow in the axillary and subclavian vein were significantly improved...
the axillaryvein; the afferents of these glands drain the whole arm with the exception of that portion whose vessels accompany the cephalic vein. The...
the middle, and behind by teres minor. The axillary nerve and posterior humeral circumflex artery and vein pass through this space. This space is also...
Analyses of vein patterns often fall into consideration of the vein orders, primary vein type, secondary vein type (major veins), and minor vein density....
undergo axillary dissection. There are three different levels of axillary lymph nodes. Level I refers to lymph nodes located below the axillaryvein or towards...
subclavian (or axillary) vein is preferred due to its ease of access and lowest infectious complications compared to the jugular and femoral vein insertions...
axillary structures including the axillary nerve and the axillaryvein and causing potential problems in axillary surgery or breast reconstruction. There...