Accessory cephalic vein
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Accessory cephalic vein
| Vein: Accessory cephalic vein | |
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| Superficial veins of the upper limb. (Accessory cephalic labeled at center left.) | |
| Latin | vena cephalica accessoria |
| Gray's | subject #172 662 |
| Source | dorsal venous network of hand |
| Drains to | cephalic vein |
The accessory cephalic vein is a variable vein that passes along the radial border of the forearm to join the cephalic vein near the elbow.[1] 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.
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