brachiocephalic vein 4481

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brachiocephalic vein (pair)

Identification

Official Latin term	vena brachiocephalica (par)
Official term	brachiocephalic vein (pair)
Unit identifier	TAH:U4481
Unit type	pair
Materiality	material

Navigation

Link to the unit	brachiocephalic vein (pair)
Links of entity	generic: brachiocephalic vein
Entity-oriented links	Universal page Definition page
External links	Gray 1918 TA98 FMA PubMed Wikipedia Radiopedia Science Direct YouTube KenHub AnatoNomina
Partonomic links	Level 2: venous system Short Extended
	Level 3: superior vena cava Short Extended
	Level 4: brachiocephalic vein (pair)
Taxonomic links	Level 2: segment of organ Short Extended
	Level 3: vein
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language

Notes

Clear differences between the two brachiocephalic veins concern the inferior thyroid vein, the thymic veins and the left superior intercostal vein with tributaries.

Partonomy

TAH:E10200	human body
TAH:U3568	cardiovascular system SOS
TAH:U4418	venous system SOS
TAH:U4480	superior vena cava SOS
TAH:U4481	brachiocephalic vein (pair) UOS

TAH:U4486	pericardial veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4487	pericardiophrenic veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4488	mediastinal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4489	bronchial veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4490	tracheal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4491	oesophageal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4492	vertebral vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U4493	occipital vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4494	anterior vertebral vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4495	accessory vertebral vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4496	suboccipital venous plexus (pair) UOU

TAH:U4497	deep cervical vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4498	internal thoracic vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U4499	superior epigastric veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4500	abdominal subcutaneous veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4501	musculophrenic veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4502	anterior intercostal veins (pair) VOU

TAH:U15400	first anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15401	second anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15402	third anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15403	fourth anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15404	fifth anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15405	sixth anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15406	seventh anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15407	eighth anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15408	ninth anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15409	tenth anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV
TAH:U15410	eleventh anterior intercostal vein (pair) UOV

TAH:U15488

xiphoid venous arch

inv

TAH:U4503	supreme intercostal vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4505	internal jugular vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U4506

superior bulb of internal jugular vein (pair)

UOU

TAH:U4507

jugular body (pair) UOU

TAH:U7371	vein of cochlear canaliculus UOV
TAH:U4509	inferior bulb of internal jugular vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4510	pharyngeal plexus (pair) UOU
TAH:U4511	pharyngeal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4512	meningeal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4513	lingual vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U4514	dorsal lingual veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4515	accompanying vein of hypoglossal nerve (pair) UOU
TAH:U4516	sublingual vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4517	deep lingual vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U4518	superior thyroid vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4519	middle thyroid veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4520	sternocleidomastoid vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4521	superior laryngeal vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U10725	common facial vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U4522

facial vein (pair)

UOU

TAH:U4523	angular vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4524	supratrochlear veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4525	supraorbital vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4526	superior palpebral veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4527	external nasal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4528	inferior palpebral veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4529	superior labial vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4530	inferior labial veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4531	deep facial vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4532	anterior parotid veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4533	external palatine vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4534	submental vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U15790

anterior subdivision of retromandibular vein (pair)

UOU

TAH:U4535

retromandibular vein (pair)

UOU

TAH:U4536	superficial temporal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4537	middle temporal vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4538	transverse facial vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U4539	maxillary veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4540	pterygoid plexus (pair) UOU

TAH:U4541	middle meningeal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4542	deep temporal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U15791	pterygoid veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U15792	masseteric veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4543	vein of pterygoid canal (pair) UOU
TAH:U14798	sphenopalatine vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U14946	palatine veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U15486	cavernous plexus of concha of nose (pair) VOU
TAH:U4665	inferior ophthalmic vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U15485

infraorbital vein (pair)

UOU

TAH:U15800	posterior superior alveolar veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U15802	inferior alveolar vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U15803

dental veins (pair)

VOU

TAH:U4544	anterior auricular veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U15794	buccal veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4545	posterior parotid veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4546	articular veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4547	tympanic veins (pair) VOU
TAH:U4548	stylomastoid vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U15487

vascular knee (pair)

UOU

TAH:U4549

external jugular vein (pair)

UOU

TAH:U4550	posterior auricular vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U14793	posterior subdivision of retromandibular vein (pair) UOU

TAH:U4535

retromandibular vein

SOS

TAH:U4551

anterior jugular vein (pair)

UOU

TAH:U4552

jugular venous arch (pair)

UOU

TAH:U4553	suprascapular vein (pair) UOU
TAH:U15490	vein of notch of scapula (pair) UOU
TAH:U4554	transverse cervical veins (pair) VOU

Total

97 children

Taxonomy

FMA:62955	anatomical entity
FMA:61775	physical entity
FMA:67165	material entity
FMA:305751	anatomical structure
FMA:67135	postnatal anatomical structure
FMA:82472	cardinal part of organ
FMA:67619	region of organ
FMA:86140	segment of organ
FMA:306412	segment of hollow tree organ
FMA:50722	segment of vascular hollow organ
FMA:312599	segment of blood vessel tree organ
FMA:86188	segment of venous hollow organ
FMA:50723	vein
FMA:66644	systemic vein
FMA:78048	subdivision of superior vena cava
FMA:4723	brachiocephalic vein

Date: 21.06.2025

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