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Axillary vein
n.
A part of a major vein of the upper extremities or forelimbs that passes beneath the clavicle and is continuous with the axillary vein.
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Leonora Medhurst
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What vein does the external jugular vein drain into?
subclavian vein
Blood from the right axillary vein travels next to what vessel?
right subclavian
Into what specific blood vessel does the thoracic duct return lymph to blood circulation?
The long thoracic duct begins at the cysterna chyli and continues superiorly to drain the lymph from the legs, abdomen, left arm, and left side of the thorax, neck, and head into the left subclavian vein, then on to its juncture with an internal jugular vein to drain lymph into venous blood
What part of the human body is served by subclavian vessel?
The superior or the upper extremity is served by the subclavian artery and vein. Subclavian means below the clavicle bone.
What are the two collecting vessels that drain to the subclavian vein?
These would be the right lymphatic duct and the thoracic trunk.
How often is the subclavian vein involved in thoracic outlet syndrome?
The subclavian vein is involved in 40% of cases and the subclavian artery in 1% of cases.
What vein is formed by union of axillary and cephalic?
the subclavian vein
What drains into the subclavian vein?
Right Lymphatic
What does the subclavian vein drain?
The subclavian vein is a major vein that drains blood from the upper extremities and returns it to the heart. There are two of these veins, and like all large veins supply large amounts of blood from the body.
What vein receives blood from the arm through the axillary vein?
Subclavian
Vein that receives blood from the arm via the axillary vein?
Subclavian
What vein receives blood from the arm via the axillary vein?
subclavian
