Topography

S ections

Cubital fossa

Forearm

Hand

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Veins of the cubital fossa

V. cephalica

V. basilica

V. mediana cubiti

V. mediana

antebrachii

c

V. cephalica

(V. mediana cephalica)

V. mediana

antebrachii

V. cephalica

V basilica

{A. brachialis

superficialis, Var)*

{V mediana basilica)

V. basilica

Fig. 423 a-c

Variations in the epifascial veins of the

cubital fossa.

‘ W ith regard to intravenous injections, this rare variation is particu la rly

im portant, as a supposedly intravenous injection can m istakenly

become in tra -a rte ria l.