AXILLARY VEIN
- Axillary vein
- continuation of basilic vein
- joined by venae comitantes of brachial artery
- a little above lower border of teres major
- at outer border of first rib
- becomes subclavian vein
- veins accompanying thoracoacromial artery
- drain directly in to cephalic vein
- lateral thoracic vein of upper limb
- connected to superficial epigastric vein of lower limb
- by thoracoepigastric vein
- enabling blood to return to heart in case of blockage of IVC
Discussion