Anterior intercostal veins

Anterior intercostal veins
Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left. (Anterior intercostal veins not labeled, but region is visible.)
Details
Drains to	internal thoracic vein
Artery	anterior intercostal arteries
Identifiers
Latin	venae intercostales anteriores
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12850627
TA	A12.3.04.022
FMA	70839
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The anterior intercostal veins are the veins which drain the anterior intercostal space.

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Veins of the thorax and vertebral column

Thorax

Coronary

Coronary sinus	Great cardiac (Left marginal) Posterior of the left ventricle Oblique of the left atrium (Ligament of the left vena cava) Middle cardiac

Small cardiac vein	Anterior cardiac (Right marginal)

Smallest cardiac veins	Right atrial veins Right ventricular veins

Pulmonary

superior
vena cava

Brachiocephalic	internal thoracic anterior intercostal superior epigastric left superior intercostal supreme vertebral subclavian axillary: lateral thoracic thoracoepigastric dorsal scapular external jugular pericardiacophrenic internal jugular

Azygos	right superior intercostal bronchial intercostal/posterior intercostal 5-11 accessory hemiazygos/hemiazygos superior phrenic

Vertebral column

vertebral venous plexuses
- external
- internal
spinal
- posterior
- anterior
basivertebral
intervertebral

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