See Also: posterior intercostal veins(medicine)
dorsal branch of the posterior intercostal veins 4-11(medicine)
intercostal veins(medicine)
anterior intercostal veins(medicine)
posterior intercostal arteries(medicine)
collateral branches of posterior intercostal arteries 3-11(medicine)
dorsal branch of the posterior intercostal arteries 3-11(medicine)
posterior tibial veins(medicine)
posterior scrotal veins(medicine)
posterior parotid veins(medicine)

posterior intercostal veins (medicine)


posterior intercostal veins
Veins draining the intercostal spaces posteriorly; those of the first 1-C space drain into the brachiocephalic veins; from spaces 2-3 they drain into right and left superior intercostal veins; from the fourth to the eleventh spaces on the right they are tributaries of the azygos vein; on the left they empty into either the hemiazygos or accessory hemiazygos veins.

Synonym: venae intercostales posteriores.