loading...| Preferred Name | brachiocephalic vein | |
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vena brachiocephalica innominate veins innominate trunk venae anonyma innomiate vein innominate vein brachiocephalic venous tree |
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| Definitions |
The left and right brachiocephalic veins in the upper chest are formed by the union of each corresponding internal jugular vein and subclavian vein. This is at the level of the sternoclavicular joint. These great vessels merge to form the superior vena cava. The brachiocephalic veins are the major veins returning blood to the superior vena cava. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003711 |
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EHDAA2:0000182 UMLS:C0006095 SCTID:181371003 Wikipedia:Brachiocephalic_vein MESH:D016121 galen:BrachiocephalicVein NCIT:C32816 EHDAA:9868 FMA:4723 GAID:529 |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Gray1174.png |
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brachiocephalic venous tree innominate vein |
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vena brachiocephalica innominate veins innominate trunk venae anonyma innomiate vein innominate vein |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0003711 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
brachiocephalic vein |
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| notation |
UBERON:0003711 |
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brachiocephalic vein |
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| textual definition |
The left and right brachiocephalic veins in the upper chest are formed by the union of each corresponding internal jugular vein and subclavian vein. This is at the level of the sternoclavicular joint. These great vessels merge to form the superior vena cava. The brachiocephalic veins are the major veins returning blood to the superior vena cava. |
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