Superior intercostal vein

Superior intercostal vein
Intercostal spaces, viewed from the left
Details
SourcePosterior intercostal veins #2, #3, and #4
Drains toAzygos vein, brachiocephalic vein
ArteryIntercostal arteries
Identifiers
Latinvena intercostalis superior dextra,
vena intercostalis superior sinistra
TA98A12.3.04.024
A12.3.07.003
TA24749, 4798
FMA4797
Anatomical terminology

The superior intercostal veins are two veins that drain the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th intercostal spaces, one vein for each side of the body.