Ulnar veins
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In anatomy
, the ulnar veins are venae comitantes for the ulnar artery
. They mostly drain the medial aspect of the forearm
. They arise in the hand
and terminate when they join the radial veins
to form the brachial veins
.
They follow the same course as the ulnar artery
.
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
, the ulnar veins are venae comitantes for the ulnar artery
Ulnar artery
The ulnar artery is the main blood vessel, with oxygenated blood, of the medial aspect of the forearm. It arises from the brachial artery and terminates in the superficial palmar arch, which joins with the superficial branch of the radial artery...
. They mostly drain the medial aspect of the forearm
Forearm
-See also:*Forearm flexors*Forearm muscles...
. They arise in the hand
Hand
A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered extremity located at the end of an arm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs...
and terminate when they join the radial veins
Radial veins
In anatomy, the radial veins are venae comitantes that accompany the radial artery through the back of the hand and the lateral aspect of the forearm. They join the ulnar veins to form the brachial veins.They follow the same course as the radial artery....
to form the brachial veins
Brachial veins
In human anatomy, the brachial veins are venae comitantes of the brachial artery in the arm proper. Because they are deep to muscle, they are considered deep veins. Their course is that of the brachial artery : they begin where radial veins and ulnar veins join...
.
They follow the same course as the ulnar artery
Ulnar artery
The ulnar artery is the main blood vessel, with oxygenated blood, of the medial aspect of the forearm. It arises from the brachial artery and terminates in the superficial palmar arch, which joins with the superficial branch of the radial artery...
.