The median antebrachial vein is a superficial vein of the (anterior) forearm. It arises from - and drains - the superficial palmar venous arch, ascending superficially along the anterior forearm before terminating by draining into either the basilic vein and/or median cubital vein; it may bifurcate distal to the elbow and proceed to drain into both aforementioned veins.[1] A bifurcation of the median antebrachial vein produces the (medial) intermediate basilic vein[2] and the (lateral) intermediate cephalic vein;[3] the two veins produced by such a split may replace the median cubital vein.[4][2][3]
| Median antebrachial vein | |
|---|---|
 A prominent median antebrachial vein. | |
 Superficial veins of the upper limb. (Median antebrachial vein -- spelled with an "i" -- labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Palmar venous plexus |
| Drains to | Basilic vein, median cubital vein |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | v. mediana antebrachii, v. intermedia antebrachii |
| TA98 | A12.3.08.020 |
| TA2 | 4981 |
| FMA | 22967 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
