Brachiocephalic vein - Wikipedia Brachiocephalic vein Brachiocephalic vein The thyroid gland and its relations. ( Label for `` Right innom. vein '' and `` Left innom. vein '' visible at bottom center. ) The arch of the aorta, and its branches. ( Right innom. vein labeled at upper right ; left innominate vein labeled at center top. ) Details Source Internal jugular subclavian superior intercostal vertebral inferior thyroid Drains to Superior vena cava Artery Brachiocephalic artery Identifiers Latin vena brachiocephalica vena anonyma MeSH D016121 TA A12. 3.04. 001 FMA 4723 Anatomical terminology ( edit on Wikidata ) The left and right brachiocephalic veins ( or innominate veins ) in the upper chest are formed by the union of each corresponding internal jugular vein and subclavian vein. This is at the level of the sternoclavicular joint. The left brachiocephalic vein is usually longer than the right. These veins merge to form the superior vena cava, a great vessel, posterior to the junction of the first costal cartilage with the manubrium sternum. The brachiocephalic veins are the major veins returning blood to the superior vena cava. Contents 1 Tributaries 2 Embryological origin 3 Additional images 4 References Tributaries Veins of the thoracic and abdominal regions The brachiocephalic vein is formed by the confluence of the subclavian and internal jugular veins. In addition it receives drainage from : Left and right internal thoracic vein ( Also called internal mammary veins ) : drain into the inferior border of their corresponding vein Left and right inferior thyroid veins : drain into the superior aspect of their corresponding veins near the confluence Left superior intercostal vein : drains into the left brachiocephalic vein Embryological origin The left brachiocephalic vein forms from the anastomosis formed between the left and right anterior cardinal veins when the caudal portion of the left anterior cardinal vein degenerates. Additional images Diagram showing completion of development of the parietal veins. Front view of heart and lungs. The fascia and middle thyroid veins. Right Brachiocephalic vein Right& Left Brachiocephalic vein Right& Left Brachiocephalic vein The brachiocephalic veins, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, azygos vein and their tributaries. References Jump up ^ Chitnis, Cumberbatch, Gankande. Practice Papers for MCEM Part A, Wiley - Blackwell 2010 Jump up ^ Ryan, McNicholas & Eustace `` Anatomy for Diagnostic Imaging : 3rd Edition '' Veins of the head and neck External jugular Retromandibular maxillary pterygoid plexus superficial temporal anterior auricular Direct posterior auricular transverse cervical suprascapular anterior jugular jugular venous arch Internal jugular Diploic / brain Cerebral Superficial : superior superficial middle inferior inferior anastomotic ( Labbé ) superior anastomotic ( Trolard ) Deep : great internal basal deep middle superior thalamostriate Cerebellar superior inferior Sinuses To COS superior sagittal straight inferior sagittal occipital To CS sphenoparietal intercavernous superior ophthalmic ethmoidal central retinal nasofrontal vorticose veins inferior ophthalmic To IJV sigmoid : transverse petrosquamous superior petrosal inferior petrosal basilar plexus internal auditory veins condylar Facial / common facial frontal supraorbital angular superior labial inferior labial deep facial Direct lingual dorsal lingual deep lingual sublingual pharyngeal superior thyroid superior laryngeal middle thyroid Brachiocephalic Vertebral occipital occipital emissary suboccipital venous plexus deep cervical Direct inferior thyroid inferior laryngeal thymic Veins of the thorax and vertebral column Thorax Heart Coronary sinus Great cardiac ( Left marginal ) Posterior of the left ventricle Oblique of the left atrium ( Ligament of the left vena cava ) Middle cardiac Small cardiac vein Anterior cardiac ( Right marginal ) Smallest cardiac veins Right atrial veins Right ventricular veins Lungs Pulmonary veins superior vena cava Brachiocephalic internal thoracic anterior intercostal superior epigastric left superior intercostal supreme vertebral subclavian axillary : lateral thoracic thoracoepigastric dorsal scapular external jugular pericardiacophrenic internal jugular Azygos right superior intercostal bronchial intercostal / posterior intercostal 5 - 11 accessory hemiazygos / hemiazygos superior phrenic Vertebral column vertebral venous plexuses external internal spinal posterior anterior basivertebral intervertebral This cardiovascular system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brachiocephalic_vein&oldid=861507074 '' Categories : Veins of the torso Cardiovascular system stubs Hidden categories : Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from May 2015 Anatomy NAV infobox with use of other NAV parameters All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Български Čeština Español فارسی Français Hrvatski Italiano עברית Latina Polski Slovenčina Українська 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 27 September 2018, at 22 : 54 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: major veins that drain into the brachiocephalic veins
Answer: Left and right internal thoracic vein