Dorsal scapular vein

The dorsal scapular vein is a vein which accompanies the dorsal scapular artery. It usually drains to the subclavian vein, but can also drain to the external jugular vein.[1]

Dorsal scapular vein
Details
Drains to	subclavian vein
Artery	dorsal scapular artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena scapularis dorsalis
TA	A12.3.08.004
FMA	22931
*Anatomical terminology*

References

"Definition: dorsal scapular vein from Online Medical Dictionary". Retrieved 2007-08-30.

Veins of the thorax and vertebral column

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

Lungs

Pulmonary veins

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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