Veins of upper extremity

Question 1

large lateral vein of forearm

Answer 1

Cephalic vein

sometimes there are several lateral veins but they usually fuse by the time they reach the forearm

Question 2

What are the major veins of forearm?

Answer 2

Cephalic vein
Basilic vein
median cubital vein

Question 3

Large medial vein of forearm

Answer 3

Basilic vein (basilica vein to the axilla)
above cubit dives under the muscles to join the brachial veins

Question 4

Median cubital vein

Answer 4

anastomosis of the cephalic and basilica veins

used to draw blood from patients

Question 5

What is the most common pattern of the Median cubital vein?

Answer 5

large V shaped pattern cephalic to basilic orientation

may or may not be a median ante brachial vein

Question 6

Where does the subclavian vein begin?

Answer 6

When the cephalic vein meets the axiallary vein it becomes the subclavian vein