Internal thoracic vein

Internal thoracic vein

Infobox Vein
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = vena thoracica interna
GraySubject = 172
GrayPage = 666


Caption = Veins of the thorax and abdomen. The internal thoracic veins drain into the brachiocephalic veins.]


Caption2 = Posterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages, showing Transversus thoracis. (Internal mammary vessels labeled at center top.)
DrainsFrom =
Source = superior epigastric vein
DrainsTo = brachiocephalic vein
Artery = internal thoracic artery
MeshName =
MeshNumber =
DorlandsPre = v_05
DorlandsSuf = 12852014
In human anatomy, the internal thoracic vein (previously known as the internal mammary vein) is a vessel that drains the chest wall and mamma, a term used for breast in anatomy.

Bilaterally, it arises from the superior epigastric vein, accompanies the internal thoracic artery along its course and terminates in the brachiocephalic vein.


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