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Ulnar vein: anatomy, location and function

Paired deep veins accompanying the ulnar artery. They drain the medial forearm and hand.

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Highlighted in the model: Ulnar vein. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Ulnar vein at a glance

What it is
Paired deep veins accompanying the ulnar artery.
Location
They drain the deep palmar venous arch, and join the radial veins to form the brachial veins.
Function
They drain the medial forearm and hand.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA22952 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Key facts

  • They are paired venae comitantes that communicate freely with the superficial veins at the elbow.

Structures next to the ulnar vein

The nearest named structures in the 3D model, measured from the centre of each part:

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Ulnar vein (FMA22952). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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