Anterior view of right upper limb and thorax - axillary vein and the distal part of the basilic vein and cephalic vein.
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|Latin
|colspan="2"|v. axillaris
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|[[List of subjects in Gray's Anatomy:172#Gray.27s_page_.23|Gray's]]
|colspan="2"|[subject #172 ]
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|Drains from
|colspan="2"|basilic vein, cephalic vein
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|Drains to
|colspan="2"|subclavian vein
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|Artery
|colspan="2"|axillary artery
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|MeSH
|colspan="2"|[A07.231.908.077]
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|Dorlands/Elsevier
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In human anatomy, the axillary vein is a large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart.
