Intercostal veins
Veins between the ribs
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Drains from | Intercostal muscle, intercostal space |
Artery | Intercostal arteries |
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Latin | venae intercostales |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
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
- Posterior intercost vein that drain into the Supreme intercostal vein - 1st intercostal space
- Posterior intercost veins that drain into the Superior intercostal vein - 2nd, 3rd, and 4th intercostal spaces. The superior intercostal vein then drains into the Azygous vein.
- Posterior intercost veins that drain directly into the Azygous vein - in spaces 5–11.
- Subcostal vein—below bottom (12th) rib and also drains into the Azygous vein.
See also
- Intercostal nerves
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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Veins of the thorax and vertebral column
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superior vena cava |
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- vertebral venous plexuses
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- basivertebral
- intervertebral
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