ABSTRACT
The dorsal venous arch lies on the central aspect of the dorsum of the hand. It receives tributaries from the dorsal metacarpal veins. The brachial vein is a deep vein in the arm; this vessel is paired closely with the brachial artery and median nerve. The basilic and brachial veins join to form the axillary vein. The axillary vein continues behind the clavicle as the subclavian vein. The great saphenous vein begins on the medial aspect of the dorsum of the foot. It runs in front of the medial malleolus, then along the medial aspect of the leg a hand's-breadth behind the medial aspect of the patella. It ends by joining the femoral vein at the sapheno-femoral junction 4 cm below and lateral to the pubic tubercle. The short saphenous vein begins on the lateral aspect of the dorsum of the foot, courses around and behind the lateral malleolus, and runs upwards along the middle aspect of the posterior leg.
