veins
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rachelmann on March 2, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 internal jugular vein | courses down the neck deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle; receives blood from the brain and picks up blood from the superficial temporal vein, facial vein, and superior thyroid vein |
| external jugular vein | courses down the side of the neck superficial to the sternocleidomastoid muscle and empties into the subclavian vein; drains tributaries from the parotid gland, facial muscles, scalp, and other superficial structures |
| inferior vena cava | body's largest vessel; forms by the union of the right and left common iliac vein at the level of vertebra L5 and drains many of the abdominal viscera; retroperitoneal and lies immediately to the right of the aorta |
| gonadal veins | drain the gonads; long slender vessels that end far from their origins; left empties into the left renal vein and right empties directly into IVC |
| renal veins | drain the kidneys into the IVC; left receives blood from the left gonadal and left suprarenal veins |
| inferior mesenteric vein | receives blood from the rectum and distal part of the colon |
| superior mesenteric vein | receives blood from the entire small intestine, ascending colon, transverse colon, and stomach |
| splenic vein | drains the spleen and travels across the abdominal cavity toward the liver |
| hepatic portal vein | continuation beyond the convergence of the splenic and superior mesenteric veins |
| cephalic vein | arises from the lateral side of the network, travels up the lateral side of the forearm and arm to the shoulder, and joins the axillary vein; IVs are often administered here |
| basilic vein | arises from the medial side of the network, travels up the posterior side of the forearm and continues into the arm |
| median cubital vein | short anastomosis between the cephalic and basilic veins that obliquely crosses the cubital fossa; most common site for drawing blood |
| median antebrachial vein | drains a network of blood vessels in the hand; terminates at the elbow |
| radial veins | arise from the lateral side of the palmar arches and course up the forearm alongside the radius |
| ulnar veins | arise from the medial side of the palmar arches and course up the forearm alongside the ulna |
| axillary vein | formed by the union of the brachial and basilic veins; begins at lower margin of the teres major and passes through the axillary region |
| subclavian vein | continues into the shoulder posterior to the clavicle and ends where it meets the internal jugular vein of the neck and becomes the brachiocephalic vein |
| small saphenous vein | arises from the lateral side of the arch and passes up that side of the leg as far as the knee |
| great saphenous vein | the longest vein in the body; arises from the medial side of the arch and travels all the way up the leg to the inguinal region |
| femoral vein | continuation of the popliteal vein into the thigh; drains blood from the deep thigh muscles |
| external iliac vein | formed by the union of the femoral and great saphenous vein near the inguinal ligament |
| internal iliac vein | follows the course of the internal iliac artery and its distibution; its tributaries drain the gluteal muscles. medial aspect of the thigh, urinary bladder, rectum,prostate and uterus |
| common iliac vein | formed by the union of the external and internal iliac veins |
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