Median cubital vein

Median cubital vein
Superficial veins of the upper limb. The median cubital vein is labelled (in latin) - Vena mediana cubiti.
Details
Source	cephalic vein
Drains to	basilic vein
Identifiers
Latin	vena mediana cubiti
TA	A12.3.08.019
FMA	22963
Anatomical terminology []

In human anatomy, the median cubital vein (or median basilic vein) is a superficial vein of the upper limb. It connects the basilic and cephalic vein and is often used for venipuncture (taking blood). It lies in the cubital fossa superficial to the bicipital aponeurosis.

There exists a fair amount of variation of the median cubital vein. More commonly the vein forms an H-pattern with the cephalic and basilic veins making up the sides. Other forms include an M-pattern, where the vein branches to the cephalic and basilic veins.

The most frequent variations of the veins of the forearm (schematic).

Median basilic vein