Human Reference Atlas

Last uploaded: January 7, 2025
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007155
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007155
Preferred Name

superior epigastric vein

Definitions
A vein that drains into the internal thoracic vein, anastomosing 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. Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named artery, the superior epigastric artery.
Synonyms
venae epigastricae superiores
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