Anatomy study note · Upper limb

Cephalic vein

The superficial vein of the lateral side of the upper limb, from the lateral end of the dorsal venous arch to the axillary vein.

Key points

• Lateral end of the dorsal venous arch → axillary vein.
• Deltopectoral groove; pierces the clavipectoral fascia.
• Constant behind the radial styloid.
• Vessels: mesodermal, from angioblastic tissue.
• Vein: thin wall, adventitia thickest, valves.
• Veins hold ~70% of the blood.

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Written from

• Snell’s Clinical Anatomy by Regions, 10th ed., ch. 3, PDF pp. 384–388
• Inderbir Singh’s Human Embryology, ch. 15, PDF p. 236
• BRS Cell Biology & Histology, 7th ed., ch. 11, PDF pp. 203–205

More from the upper limb

• Clavicle
• Coracobrachialis
• Deltoid
• Dorsal scapular nerve
• Elbow joint
• Extensor carpi radialis brevis
• Extensor carpi radialis longus
• Extensor carpi ulnaris
• Extensor digiti minimi
• Extensor digitorum
• Extensor indicis
• Extensor pollicis brevis

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