Pericardiacophrenic veins

Pericardiacophrenic veins
	The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic veins not labeled, but pericardiacophrenic artery labeled at center left.)
Details
Drains to	brachiocephalic vein
Artery	pericardiacophrenic artery
Identifiers
Latin	venae pericardiacophrenicae
TA98	A12.3.04.007
TA2	4775
FMA	70830
	Anatomical terminology

Pericardiacophrenic veins are the vena comitans of the pericardiacophrenic arteries. Pericardiacophrenic vessels accompany the phrenic nerve in the Middle Mediastinum of the Thorax. The artery is a branch of the internal thoracic artery. The vein drains into the internal thoracic(or brachiocephalic)vein.[1]

References

Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F. (17 June 1999). Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 120 – via Internet Archive. pericardiacophrenic vein drain into?.

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[1] Moore, Keith L.; Dalley, Arthur F. (17 June 1999). Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 120 – via Internet Archive. pericardiacophrenic vein drain into?.