Internal thoracic vein
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| Vein: Internal thoracic vein | |
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| Veins of the thorax and abdomen. The internal thoracic veins drain into the brachiocephalic veins.] | |
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| Posterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages, showing Transversus thoracis. (Internal mammary vessels labeled at center top.) | |
| Latin | vena thoracica interna |
| Gray's | subject #172 666 |
| Source | superior epigastric vein |
| Drains to | brachiocephalic vein |
| Artery | internal thoracic artery |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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In human anatomy, the internal thoracic vein (previously known as the internal mammary vein) is a vessel that drains the chest wall and mamma, a term used for breast in anatomy.
Bilaterally, it arises from the superior epigastric vein, accompanies the internal thoracic artery along its course and terminates in the brachiocephalic vein.
[edit] Additional images
 Transverse section of thorax, showing relations of pulmonary artery. |
[edit] External links
- -489684934 at GPnotebook
- internal+thoracic+vein at eMedicine Dictionary
- Internal thoracic vein - thefreedictionary.com
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