BodyWall
Plate189
Right brachiocephalic vein
1st rib
Left brachiocephalic vein
Accessory
hemi-azygos vein
Internal thoracic
veins
Body of sternum
Anterior perforating
veins
Superior epigastric
veins
Inferior to the diaphragm, the azygos and
hemi-azygos veins have connections with the
ascending lumbar and/or the subcostal veins.
The azygos vein may also arise from the
inferior vena cava and the hemi-azygos vein
from the left renal vein.
Right superior
intercostal vein
Superior vena cava
Posterior intercostal
vein
Azygos vein
Hemi-azygos vein
Anterior intercostal
vein
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