Venous Anatomy Arm

The venae comitantes of the brachial artery ie the deep veins of the arm or brachial veins are joined by the basilic vein above the lower border of the posterior wall of the axilla to form the axillary vein. It can anatomically be divided into the superficial veins and the deep veins.

Upper Extremity Venous Thrombosis Thoracic Key

Anatomy physiology module provides a broad spectrum of adult male and female normal anatomy cases with varying body morphologies to maximize training efficacy.

Venous anatomy arm. The venous system of the upper limb drains deoxygenated blood from the arm forearm and hand. The arteries deliver freshly oxygenated blood to muscles and bone. Forearm veins radial ulna still with the patient seated on the side of the bed follow the radial and ulnar veins to the wrist confirming compressibility and flow.

Within the venaecomitantes are both radian and ulnar veins with the ulnar veins typically existing as larger in size while the radial veins interact with the dorsal metacarpal veins. On the other hand the ulnar veins interact more with tributaries that deal with deep volar venous arches causing them to have more to do with the wrist area of a human being. At the antecubital fossa the brachial vein will divide into the radial ulnar veins.

Each individual hands on training case is accompanied by image window specific expert instruction and probe positioning guidance. There are three parts of the axillary vein the first distal part into which the cephalic vein enters at a point just superior to the pectoralis minor muscle and the second and third parts which give off branches corresponding to the tributaries off the axillary artery. The vessels of the arms are part of the circulatory system which provides nutrients to the tissues.

Figure A1 A Central Venous Anatomy B Upper Extremity