Intercostal veins
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| Intercostal veins | |
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Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left.
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| Latin | Venae intercostales |
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Drains from
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intercostal muscle, intercostal space |
| intercostal arteries | |
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| Anatomical terminology
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The intercostal veins are a group of veins which drain the area between the ribs ("costae"), called the intercostal space.
They can be divided as follows:
- Anterior intercostal veins
- Posterior intercostal veins
- Supreme intercostal vein - 1st intercostal space
- Superior intercostal vein - 2nd, 3rd, and 4th intercostal spaces
- No name for veins in spaces 5-11
- Subcostal vein -- below bottom rib
See also
External links
- Atlas image: abdo_wall70 at the University of Michigan Health System
- http://www.instantanatomy.net/thorax/vessels/vinsuperiormediastinum.html
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