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Internal thoracic vein
Veins of the thorax and abdomen. The internal thoracic veins drain into the brachiocephalic veins.]
Posterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages, showing Transversus thoracis. (Internal mammary vessels labeled at center top.)
Details
Drains fromSuperior epigastric vein
Drains toBrachiocephalic vein
ArteryInternal thoracic artery
Identifiers
Latinvena thoracica interna
TA98A12.3.04.018
TA24786
FMA4729
Anatomical terminology
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In human anatomy, the internal thoracic vein (previously known as the internal mammary vein) is the vein that drains the chest wall and breasts.[1]

  1. ^ Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Mitchell, Adam W. M.; Gray, Henry (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-06612-4. OCLC 55139039.

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