Espiral Atlas
VeinThorax

Subclavian vein

vena subclavia

It joins the internal jugular vein, at the medial border of the scalenus anterior, and forms the brachiocephalic vein, behind the sternal end of the clavicle (venous angle). It normally has only one named tributary, the external jugular vein.

Thorax – 3D human anatomy atlas

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