Internal thoracic vein

Internal thoracic vein
Internal thoracic vein
	Veins of the thorax and abdomen. The internal thoracic veins drain into the brachiocephalic veins.]
	Posterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages, showing Transversus thoracis. (Internal mammary vessels labeled at center top.)
Details
Drains from	superior epigastric vein
Drains to	brachiocephalic vein
Artery	internal thoracic artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena thoracica interna
TA98	A12.3.04.018
TA2	4786
FMA	4729
	Anatomical terminology

In human anatomy, the internal thoracic vein (previously known as the internal mammary vein) is the vein that drains the chest wall and breasts.^[1]

^ Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Mitchell, Adam W. M.; Gray, Henry (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-06612-4. OCLC 55139039.

[:0-1] Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Mitchell, Adam W. M.; Gray, Henry (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-06612-4. OCLC 55139039.

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Internal thoracic vein
Veins of the thorax and abdomen. The internal thoracic veins drain into the brachiocephalic veins.]
Posterior surface of sternum and costal cartilages, showing Transversus thoracis. (Internal mammary vessels labeled at center top.)
Details
Drains from	superior epigastric vein
Drains to	brachiocephalic vein
Artery	internal thoracic artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena thoracica interna
TA98	A12.3.04.018
TA2	4786
FMA	4729
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]