Main venous system in upper body (UEB uncontracted)
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- Synopsis
- This image shows the major veins in the upper body shown from the front. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. Just above centre of the image is the heart. To the left of the heart is a large vein going up and down the page. The vessel up the page from the heart is the superior vena cava. The vessel down the page from the heart is the inferior vena cava. The superior vena cava divides a short way after leaving the heart into the right brachiocephalic vein (to the left) and the left brachiocephalic vein (to the right). The right brachiocephalic vein continues up the page a short way and then divides into the right subclavian vein to the left and the internal jugular vein which continues up the page. The right subclavian vein has branch after a short distance, this is the right external jugular vein going up the page. The left brachiocephalic vein goes right and up the page a short way and then divides into the left internal jugular vein to the left and the left subclavian vein to the right. The left subclavian vein has branch after a short distance, this is the left external jugular vein going up the page. The subclavian veins curve left and right into the arms. They divide at the shoulder. The outer vessels are the right and left cephalic veins. The vessels nearer body are the right and left brachial veins. Just below the elbow the brachial veins divide. The outer vessels are the right and left radial veins. The vessels nearer body are the right and left ulnar veins. In each hand the radial and ulnar veins divide and each division joins a division from the other vein forming an arch in the hand. Smaller veins arise from the arches to supply the fingers and thumbs. The inferior vena cava goes down the page, and in the centre of the image has a small branch to the left and a branch to the right which are the renal veins taking cleaned blood from the kidneys. Down from this the inferior vena cava divides into the left and right common iliac veins. The common iliac veins divide into internal and external iliac veins. The internal veins are smaller and supply the pelvis. The external veins supply the whole leg.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/23/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.