blood vessel anatomy - a visual guide to the veins

BIOL 121 Visual Guide

The Anatomy of the Veins

Rob Swatski Assoc. Prof. Biology

Harrisburg Area Community College York Campus (York, PA)

rjswatsk@hacc.edu

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Right Internal Jugular Vein

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Left Internal Jugular Vein

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Left Internal Jugular Vein

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Right Axillary Vein

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Right Subclavian Vein

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Left Subclavian Vein

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Right Brachiocephalic Vein

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Left Brachiocephalic Vein

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Superior Vena Cava

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Right Radial Vein

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Right Ulnar Vein

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Right Median Cubital Vein

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Right Basilic Vein

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Right Brachial Vein

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Right Cephalic Vein

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Right Posterior Intercostal Vein 22

Azygos Vein 23

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Right Great Saphenous Vein

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Right Femoral Vein

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Right External Iliac Vein 31

Left External Iliac Vein 32

Right Internal Iliac Vein 33

Left Internal Iliac Vein 34

Right Common Iliac Vein 35

Left Common Iliac Vein 36

Inferior Vena Cava 37

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Left Renal Vein 44

Splenic Vein

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Inferior Mesenteric Vein

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Superior Mesenteric Vein

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Hepatic Portal Vein

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Hepatic Veins

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Hepatic Veins

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Inferior Vena Cava

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Public domain images from Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. 1918.

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