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Drains to
  
axillary vein

Latin
  
venae brachiales

TA
  
A12.3.08.029

Artery
  
brachial artery

Dorlands /Elsevier
  
v_05/12849625

Brachial veins

Source
  
radial veins, ulnar 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 (in reverse): they begin where radial veins and ulnar veins join (corresponding to the bifurcation of the brachial artery). They end at the inferior border of the teres major muscle. At this point, the brachial veins join the basilic vein to form the axillary vein.

The brachial veins also have small tributaries that drain the muscles of the upper arm, such as biceps brachii muscle and triceps brachii muscle.

References

Brachial veins Wikipedia