Ulnar veins

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Ulnar veins
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Veins of the upper limb
Details
SourceSuperficial palmar venous arch
Drains toBrachial vein
ArteryUlnar artery
Identifiers
LatinVena ulnaris (plural: Venae ulnares)
TA98A12.3.08.030
TA24985
FMA70897
Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, the ulnar veins are venae comitantes for the ulnar artery. They mostly drain the medial aspect of the forearm. They arise in the hand and terminate when they join the radial veins to form the brachial veins.

They follow the same course as the ulnar artery.

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External links[]

  • "Ulnar veins". Medcyclopaedia. GE. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007.


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