Superior epigastric vein

In human anatomy, superior epigastric vein refers to a blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood and drains into the internal thoracic vein. It anastomoses with the inferior epigastric vein at the level of the umbilicus and drains the anterior part of the abdominal wall and some of the diaphragm.

Superior epigastric vein
Superior epigastric artery, internal thoracic artery and inferior epigastric artery. (Superior epigastric artery is labeled at right center, and superior epigastric vein runs with it.)
Details
Drains fromabdominal wall and some of the diaphragm
Drains tointernal thoracic vein
Arterysuperior epigastric artery
Identifiers
Latinvenae epigastricae superiores
TAA12.3.04.019
FMA70836
Anatomical terminology

Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named artery, the superior epigastric artery.

See also

  • Terms for anatomical location
  • Anatomy figure: 35:04-03 at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Incisions and the contents of the rectus sheath."
  • Atlas image: abdo_wall76 at the University of Michigan Health System - "Venous Drainage of the Anterior Abdominal Wall"


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.