Basilic vein

Basilic vein
Basilic vein
	Veins of the upper limb
	The most frequent variations of the veins of the forearm (schematic).
Details
Source	Dorsal venous network of hand
Drains to	Axillary vein, median cubital vein
Identifiers
Latin	vena basilica
TA98	A12.3.08.018
TA2	4979
FMA	22908
	Anatomical terminology

The basilic vein is a large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of the hand and forearm.^[1] It originates on the medial (ulnar) side of the dorsal venous network of the hand and travels up the base of the forearm, where its course is generally visible through the skin as it travels in the subcutaneous fat and fascia lying superficial to the muscles. The basilic vein terminates by uniting with the brachial veins to form the axillary vein.^[2]

^ Doyle, James R. (2003). Surgical anatomy of the hand and upper extremity. Michael J. Botte. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-397-51725-1. OCLC 421140820.
^ Castro, Bernardo José Alvarez de; Iorio, Leonardo José; Fernandes, Rhuan Muniz Sartore (December 31, 2021). "Do lote ao bairro". Terra Brasilis (16). doi:10.4000/terrabrasilis.10169. ISSN 1519-1265.