A deeper vein of the arm that forms from the radial and ulnar veins in the lower arm and leads to the axillary vein is called what?

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A deeper vein of the arm that forms from the radial and ulnar veins in the lower arm and leads to the axillary vein is called what?

In the deep venous drainage of the upper limb, the radial and ulnar veins of the forearm join to form a single deep vein that travels with the brachial artery. This vein is the brachial vein. It continues upward and becomes part of the axillary vein as it passes the lower border of the teres major. The other options are either superficial (cephalic and basilic) or a more proximal vessel (subclavian) and do not fit the described pathway.

In the deep venous drainage of the upper limb, the radial and ulnar veins of the forearm join to form a single deep vein that travels with the brachial artery. This vein is the brachial vein. It continues upward and becomes part of the axillary vein as it passes the lower border of the teres major. The other options are either superficial (cephalic and basilic) or a more proximal vessel (subclavian) and do not fit the described pathway.

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