venae superficiales membri superioris

venae superficiales membri superioris
[TA] superficial veins of upper limb: veins that drain the upper limb, found immediately beneath the skin, and anastomosing freely with the deep veins; they include the cephalic, basilic, and median cubital and antebrachial veins, and their tributaries, all of which ultimately drain into the axillary vein.

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