axillary vein

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Introduction

Formed from the basilic & brachial veins at the lower border of the teres major muscle. It continues to the outer border of the 1st rib where it becomes the subclavian vein. Just prior to its becoming the subclavian vein, it receives the cephalic vein.

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References

  1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999