Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular

The heart and blood vessels, by which blood is pumped and circulated through the body.

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brachial veins

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

In human anatomy, the brachial veins are venae comitantes of the brachial artery in the arm proper. Because they are deep to muscle, they are considered deep veins. Their course is that of the ...

intercostal veins

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

The intercostal veins are a group of veins which drain the area between the ribs ("costae"), called the intercostal space.

In human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm. It originates on the medial (ulnar) side of the dorsal venous network of ...

median cubital vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

In human anatomy, the median cubital vein (or median basilic vein) is a superficial vein of the upper limb. It connects the basilic and cephalic vein and is often used for venipuncture (taking ...

thoracoepigastric vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

A vein, named the thoracoepigastric, runs along the lateral aspect of the trunk between the superficial epigastric vein below and the lateral thoracic vein above and establishes an important ...

ulnar vein

Anatomy; Cardiovascular

In anatomy, the ulnar veins are venae comitantes for the ulnar artery. They mostly drain the medial aspect of the forearm. They arise in the hand and terminate when they join the radial veins to form ...