20.10b Internal Thoracic Vein and Inferior Epigastric Vein
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What does the internal thoracic vein receive blood from?
Anterior intercostal veins, musculophrenic vein, and superior epigastric vein.
Where does the internal thoracic vein drain?
Into the brachiocephalic vein.
What does the inferior epigastric vein do?
It merges with the external iliac vein.
What happens to the first, second, and third posterior intercostal veins?
They merge with the supreme intercostal vein.
Where does the supreme intercostal vein drain?
Into the brachiocephalic vein.
Why are these veins important?
They return blood from the thoracic and abdominal walls to the heart.
What is the general venous flow pathway here?
Local veins → larger veins → brachiocephalic vein or external iliac vein.
