Veins Flashcards
(43 cards)
head, neck, upper limbs, and thorax
Superior Vena Cava
Abdomen, pelvis, and lower limbs
inferior vena cava
cervical vertebrae, cervical spinal cord and meninges, and some deep muscles in the neck
vertebrals
brain, meninges, bones of the cranium, muscles and tissues of the face and neck
internal jugular veins
scalp and skin of the head, neck, muscles of the face, oral cavity, and pharynx
external jugular veins
nasal cavity; superior, lateral, medial aspects of cerebrum; skull bones; meninges
superior sagittal sinus
where superior sagittal sinus drains once angled sharply to the right
transverse sinus
medial aspects of the cerebrum and diencephalon
inferior sagittal sinus
medial and inferior aspects of the cerebrum and the cerebellum
straight sinus
lateral and posterior aspect of the cerebrum and cerebellum
sigmoid sinus
skin, muscles, bones of the arms, shoulders, neck, and superior thoracic wall
subclavian veins
skin, muscles, bones of arm, axilla, shoulder, and superolateral chest wall
axillary veins
muscles and bones of the elbow and antebrachial regions
brachial veins
muscles, bones, and skin of the hand, and muscles of the medial aspect of the forearm
ulnar veins
muscles and bones of the lateral hand and forearm
radial veins
integument and superficial muscles of the lateral aspect of the upper limb
cephalic veins
integument and superficial muscles of the medial aspect of the upper limb
basilic veins
integument and superficial muscles of the palm and anterior aspect of the upper limb
median anterbrachial veins
connected to the cephalic veins anterior to the elbow
median cubital veins
head, neck, upper limbs, mammary glands, and superior thorax
brachiocephalic veins
right side of thoracic wall, thoracic viscera, and posterior abdominal wall
azygos vein
left side of the lower thoracic wall, thoracic viscera, and left posterior abdominal wall
hemiazygos vein
left side of the upper thoracic wall and thoracic viscera
accessory hemiazygos
inferior surface of the diaphragm and adjoining peritoneal tissues
inferior phrenic veins