The left and right brachiocephalic veins in the upper chest are formed by the union of each corresponding internal jugular vein and subclavian vein. This is at the level of the sternoclavicular joint. These great vessels merge to form the superior vena cava. The brachiocephalic veins are the major veins returning blood to the superior vena cava. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiocephalic_vein ]
Synonyms: innominate vein brachiocephalic venous tree
Term information
- GAID:529
- NCIT:C32816
- Wikipedia:Brachiocephalic_vein
- UMLS:C0006095 (ncithesaurus:Innominate_Vein)
- MESH:D016121
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvz3aUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- EHDAA:9868
- galen:BrachiocephalicVein
- FMA:4723
- EHDAA2:0000182
- SCTID:181371003
human_reference_atlas
innominate vein
innomiate vein
innominate veins
vena brachiocephalica
innominate trunk
venae anonyma