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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)
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[1] distal/inferior to the elbow. It may arise from a dorsal forearm venous plexus, or from the ulnar/medial side of the dorsal venous network of hand.[2] 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.[citation needed]

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Public domain 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)
  2. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1464.e104. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)