Foundational Model of Anatomy

Last uploaded: May 13, 2019
Preferred Name

Cephalic vein
Synonyms

Cephalic vein of forearm

Definitions

Tributary of axillary vein, each instance of which is a superficial tributary of vein that arises from the radial side of the dorsal rete of some hand, and winds anteriorly to pass along the anterior border of some brachioradialis muscle; above some elbow it ascends along the lateral border of some biceps muscle and the pectoral border of some deltoid muscle.

ID

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma13324

definition

Tributary of axillary vein, each instance of which is a superficial tributary of vein that arises from the radial side of the dorsal rete of some hand, and winds anteriorly to pass along the anterior border of some brachioradialis muscle; above some elbow it ascends along the lateral border of some biceps muscle and the pectoral border of some deltoid muscle.

FMAID

13324

label

Cephalic vein

non-English equivalent

Vena cephalica antebrachii

Veine céphalique de l'avant-bras

Veine céphalique

Vena cephalica

preferred name

Cephalic vein

prefixIRI

fma:fma13324

prefLabel

Cephalic vein

synonym

Cephalic vein of forearm

subClassOf

http://purl.org/sig/ont/fma/fma71209

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