In this video, the anatomy of the deep antebrachial veins, their tributaries, anastomoses and areas of blood drainage will be considered.

The continuation of the deep and superficial venous palmar arches are paired deep antebrachial veins: ulnar veins (vv. ulnares)

and radial veins (vv. radiales) accompanying the arteries of the same name.

Two brachial veins (vv. brachiales) formed from the deep antebrachial veins, not reaching the axillary cavity, converge at the level of the inferior border of the tendon of the latissimus dorsi muscle,

forming an axillary vein (v. axillaris).

Ulnar veins (vv. ulnares) are deep paired vessels of the forearm.

hey arise from the deep venous palmar arch and go up in the deep anterior part of the forearm.

They end in the cubital fossa, where they communicate with the radial veins, forming the brachial veins.

Along the way, they receive several small tributaries from neighboring muscles.

They have two main tributaries:

1. The ulnar recurrent vein (v. recurrens ulnaris)

   

2. The common interosseous vein (v. interossea communis)

Radial veins (vv. radiales) are a pair of vessels located on the lateral side of the forearm, extending from the hand to the ulnar fossa.

Along with the ulnar vein, the radial vein refers to the deep antebrachial veins.

It arises from the deep venous palmar arch and ends near the elbow joint, anastomosing with the ulnar vein and forming the brachial vein.

The main function of the radial vein is the drainage of venous blood from the deep structures of the hand, the lateral surface of the forearm, and the elbow joint.

It has the following tributaries along its length:

1. Palmar and dorsal metacarpal veins (vv. metacarpales palmares et dorsales)

   

   

2. Muscular veins (vv. musculares)

3. Radial recurrent veins (vv. recurrentes radiales)

   

4. The vein of the thumb (v. princeps pollicis)

   

5. The radial vein of the index finger (v. radialis indicis)

   

6. The first dorsal metacarpal vein (v. metacarpalis dorsalis prima)

All these veins accompany the arteries of the same name.

Dictionary

Deep veins of the forearm

Ulnar and radial veins

vv. ulnares et vv. radiales

Brachial veins

vv. brachiales

Axillary vein

v. axillaris

Ulnar veins

vv. ulnares

Ulnar recurrent vein

v. recurrens ulnaris

Common interosseous vein

v. interossea communis

Radial veins

vv. radiales

Palmar and dorsalmetacarpal veins

vv. metacarpales palmares et dorsales

Muscular veins

vv. musculares

Radial recurrent veins

vv. recurrentes radiales

Vein of the thumb

v. princeps pollicis

Radial vein of the index finger

v. radialis indicis

First dorsal metacarpal vein

v. metacarpalis dorsalis prima