Median antebrachial vein
The median antebrachial vein drains the venous plexus on the palmar surface of the hand.
| Median antebrachial vein | |
|---|---|
 A prominent median antebrachial vein. | |
 Superficial veins of the upper limb. (Median antebrachial vein -- spelled with an "i" -- labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | palmar venous plexus |
| Drains to | basilic vein, median cubital vein |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena mediana antebrachii |
| TA | A12.3.08.020 |
| FMA | 22967 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
It travels up on the ulnar side of the front of the forearm and ends in the basilic vein or in the vena mediana cubiti; in a small proportion of cases it divides into two branches, one of which joins the basilic, the other the cephalic, below the elbow.
References
- This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 662 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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