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axillary vein

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Vein that drains the axilla [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

Label

axillary vein

Synonyms
  • vena axillaris
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

depicted by

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has related synonym

subcostal vein

id

UBERON:0000985

taxon notes

In human anatomy, the axillary vein is a large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart. There is one axillary vein on each side of the body. Its origin is at the lower margin of the teres major muscle and a continuation of the brachial vein. Its tributaries include the basilic vein and cephalic vein, which are both superficial veins. It terminates at the lateral margin of the first rib, at which it becomes the subclavian vein. It is accompanied along its course by a similarly named artery, the axillary artery