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    The subclavian vein is a paired large vein, one on either side of the body, that is responsible for draining blood from the upper extremities, allowing...
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    posterior. This is in contrast to the subclavian vein, which travels anterior to the scalenus anterior. As the subclavian artery crosses the lateral border...
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  • Thumbnail for Brachiocephalic vein
    internal jugular vein and subclavian vein (the so-called venous angle) behind the sternoclavicular joint. The left brachiocephalic vein is more than twice the...
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  • Thumbnail for Jugular vein
    jugular veins: external and internal. The left and right external jugular veins drain into the subclavian veins. The internal jugular veins join with...
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    sternocleidomastoideus obliquely, and in the subclavian triangle perforates the deep fascia, and ends in the subclavian vein lateral to or in front of the scalenus...
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  • Thumbnail for Central venous catheter
    commonly placed in veins in the neck (internal jugular vein), chest (subclavian vein or axillary vein), groin (femoral vein), or through veins in the arms (also...
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  • Thumbnail for Internal jugular vein
    the root of the neck, it unites with the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein (innominate vein); a little above its termination is a second...
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    catheters in major veins such as the subclavian vein, the internal jugular vein or the femoral vein. Subclavian and jugular line placements may result...
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  • In general, Subclavian means beneath the clavicle, and it may refer to: Subclavian vein Subclavian artery Subclavian nerve (part of the Brachial plexus)...
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    and vein. The external jugular vein runs vertically downward behind the posterior border of the Sternocleidomastoideus, to terminate in the subclavian vein;...
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    vein, lateral thoracic vein and thoraco-acromial vein. It terminates at the lateral margin of the first rib, at which it becomes the subclavian vein....
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    courses anterior to the subclavian vein, rather than its typical position posterior to the vein (between the subclavian vein and artery). This variant...
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  • Thumbnail for Lymphatic system
    thoracic duct, drains the left side of the body. The ducts empty into the subclavian veins to return to the blood circulation. Lymph is moved through the system...
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    internal jugular vein, or the subclavian vein, but - in the minority of cases - empties into either the brachiocephalic vein, external jugular vein, suprascapular...
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  • Thumbnail for Subclavian nerve
    ventral to the subclavian vein. The subclavian nerve innervates the subclavius muscle. Diagram of the brachial plexus. The subclavian nerve can be seen...
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  • Thumbnail for Deep vein
    jugular vein Brachial vein Axillary vein Subclavian vein Common femoral vein Femoral vein Profunda femoris vein Popliteal vein Peroneal vein Anterior...
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  • Thumbnail for Port (medical)
    portal and is surgically inserted into a vein (usually the jugular vein or less optimally the subclavian vein). Ideally, the catheter terminates in the...
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  • Thumbnail for Vein
    Large arteries such as the thoracic aorta, subclavian, femoral and popliteal arteries lie close to a single vein that drains the same region. Other arteries...
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    body. It forms various combinations with the right subclavian vein and right internal jugular vein. The right lymphatic duct courses along the medial...
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  • Thumbnail for Deep vein thrombosis
    blood flow shown in the vein After treatment with catheter-directed thrombolysis, blood flow in the axillary and subclavian vein were significantly improved...
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    to the fluid, before emptying ultimately into the right or the left subclavian vein, where it mixes with central venous blood. Because it is derived from...
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    patient's blood vessels, usually either in the femoral vein, internal jugular vein, or subclavian vein. The catheters are then advanced towards the heart...
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  • Thumbnail for Trendelenburg position
    internal jugular or subclavian vein. The Trendelenburg position uses gravity to assist in the filling and distension of the upper central veins, as well as the...
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  • Thumbnail for Scalene muscles
    the neck. The brachial plexus and subclavian artery pass between the anterior and middle scalenes. The subclavian vein and phrenic nerve pass anteriorly...
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    "regular" veins): Axillary artery and the axillary vein Subclavian artery and the subclavian vein Standring, Susan (2016). Gray's anatomy : the anatomical...
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  • Thumbnail for Clavipectoral triangle
    branches to both the deltoid and pectoralis major muscles. The subclavian vein and the subclavian artery may be accessed via this triangle, as they are deep...
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  • Thumbnail for Paget–Schroetter disease
    veins of the arms. These DVTs typically occur in the axillary and/or subclavian veins. The condition is relatively rare. It usually presents in young and...
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  • internal jugular vein in supraclavicular fossa to prevent and diagnose misplacement of the subclavian vein catheter into the internal jugular vein (IJV). The...
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  • Thumbnail for List of veins of the human body
    Basivertebral veins Anterior spinal veins Posterior spinal veins Veins of upper limb Subclavian vein Axillary vein Subscapular vein Circumflex scapular vein Thoracodorsal...
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  • Thumbnail for Supraclavicular lymph nodes
    the thoracic duct) and enters the venous circulation via the left subclavian vein. The metastasis may block the thoracic duct leading to regurgitation...
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