Pericardiacophrenic veins
Pericardiacophrenic veins are the vena comitans of the pericardiacophrenic arteries. Pericardiacophrenic vessels accompany the phrenic nerve in the middle mediastinum of the thorax. The vein drains into the internal thoracic vein, or brachiocephalic vein.[1]
| Pericardiacophrenic veins | |
|---|---|
 The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic veins not labeled, but pericardiacophrenic artery labeled at center left.) | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | brachiocephalic vein |
| Artery | pericardiacophrenic artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae pericardiacophrenicae |
| TA98 | A12.3.04.007 |
| TA2 | 4775 |
| FMA | 70830 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
References
- Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F. (17 June 1999). Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 120 – via Internet Archive.
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