Brachiocephalic vein
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Brachiocephalic veins, innominate vein
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The brachiocephalic veins (BCV) drain the head, neck, upper limbs and part of the thorax and mediastinum.
Gross anatomy
Origin
In the root of the neck, the internal jugular and subclavian veins unite to form the brachiocephalic veins posterior to the medial ends of the clavicles.
Course
The left brachiocephalic runs a long, oblique course to unite with the right brachiocephalic vein posterior to the first sternocostal joint to form the superior vena cava. The right brachiocephalic vein runs a vertical course.
Tributaries
- vertebral vein
- inferior thyroid vein
- internal thoracic vein
- left superior intercostal vein
- supreme intercostal vein
- thymic veins
Relations
- anteriorly - pleura, upper lobes, thymus, manubrium
- posteriorly - aortic arch (left BCV), great vessels, dome of the pleura
-<p>The <strong>brachiocephalic veins (BCV) </strong>drain the head, neck, upper limbs and part of the thorax and <a href="/articles/mediastinum">mediastinum</a>. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Origin</h5><p>In the root of the neck, the <a href="/articles/internal-jugular-vein">internal jugular</a> and <a href="/articles/subclavian-vein">subclavian veins</a> unite to form the brachiocephalic veins posterior to the medial ends of the clavicles. </p><h5>Course</h5><p>The left brachiocephalic runs a long, oblique course to unite with the right brachiocephalic vein posterior to the first sternocostal joint to form the <a href="/articles/superior-vena-cava">superior vena cava</a>. The right brachiocephalic vein runs a vertical course.</p><h5>Tributaries</h5><ul>- +<p>The <strong>brachiocephalic veins (BCV) </strong>drain the head, neck, upper limbs and part of the thorax and <a href="/articles/mediastinum">mediastinum</a>.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Origin</h5><p>In the root of the neck, the <a href="/articles/internal-jugular-vein">internal jugular</a> and <a href="/articles/subclavian-vein">subclavian veins</a> unite to form the brachiocephalic veins posterior to the medial ends of the clavicles.</p><h5>Course</h5><p>The left brachiocephalic runs a long, oblique course to unite with the right brachiocephalic vein posterior to the first sternocostal joint to form the <a href="/articles/superior-vena-cava">superior vena cava</a>. The right brachiocephalic vein runs a vertical course.</p><h5>Tributaries</h5><ul>
-<li><a title="Left superior intercostal vein" href="/articles/left-superior-intercostal-vein">left superior intercostal vein</a></li>-<li><a title="supreme intercostal vein" href="/articles/supreme-intercostal-vein">supreme intercostal vein</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/left-superior-intercostal-vein">left superior intercostal vein</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/supreme-intercostal-vein">supreme intercostal vein</a></li>
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