• Source: Intercostal veins

The intercostal veins are a group of veins which drain the area between the ribs ("costae"), called the intercostal space.
They can be divided as follows:

Anterior intercostal veins
Posterior intercostal veins
Posterior intercost vein that drain into the Supreme intercostal vein - 1st intercostal space
Posterior intercost veins that drain into the Superior intercostal vein - 2nd, 3rd, and 4th intercostal spaces. The superior intercostal vein then drains into the Azygous vein.
Posterior intercost veins that drain directly into the Azygous vein - in spaces 5–11.
Subcostal vein—below bottom (12th) rib and also drains into the Azygous vein.




See also


Intercostal nerves




External links


Atlas image: abdo_wall70 at the University of Michigan Health System
http://www.instantanatomy.net/thorax/vessels/vinsuperiormediastinum.html

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• List of veins of the human body