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cephalic vein

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A superficial vein of the upper limb that communicates with the basilic vein via the median cubital vein at the elbow and is located in the superficial fascia along the anterolateral surface of the biceps brachii muscle. Superiorly the cephalic vein passes between the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles and through the deltopectoral triangle, where it empties into the axillary vein. It is often visible through the skin, and its location in the deltopectoral groove is fairly consistent, making this site a good candidate for cannulation. It is often referred to as the 'House-man's Friend' for this reason and is generally a good place for cannulaton when a large bore cannula needs to be sited. [WP,modified]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalic_vein ]

Synonyms: vena cephalica antebrachii, cephalic vein of forearm

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database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Gray574.png

has related synonym

vena cephalica

id

UBERON:0001106

prefLabel

cephalic vein, Cephalic vein

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606