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  • vena cephalica accessoria a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
  • accessory vertebral vein a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein
  • venae esophageae small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins
  • precava receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins
  • vena subclavia a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein
  • esophageal veins small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins
  • subclavian vein a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein
  • vena vertebralis a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein
  • vertebral vein a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein
  • internal jugular vein a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein
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