Subcostal vein
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The subcostal vein is a vein
in the human body that runs along the bottom of the twelfth rib
. It has the same essential qualities as the posterior intercostal veins
, except that it cannot be considered intercostal because it is not between two ribs.
Each subcostal vein gives off a posterior (dorsal) branch which has a similar distribution to the posterior ramus of an intercostal artery.
Vein
In the circulatory system, veins are blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart; exceptions are the pulmonary and umbilical veins, both of which carry oxygenated blood to the heart...
in the human body that runs along the bottom of the twelfth rib
Twelfth rib
The twelfth rib has a single articular facet on the head, which is of rather large size. It has no necks or tubercles, and is pointed at its anterior ends....
. It has the same essential qualities as the posterior intercostal veins
Posterior intercostal veins
The posterior intercostal veins are veins that drain the intercostal spaces posteriorly. They run with their corresponding posterior intercostal artery on the underside of the rib, the vein superior to the artery. Each vein also gives off a dorsal branch that drains blood from the muscles of the...
, except that it cannot be considered intercostal because it is not between two ribs.
Each subcostal vein gives off a posterior (dorsal) branch which has a similar distribution to the posterior ramus of an intercostal artery.
External links
- http://www.instantanatomy.net/thorax/vessels/vinsuperiormediastinum.html