Pericardiacophrenic veins

Pericardiacophrenic veins
The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic veins not labeled, but pericardiacophrenic artery labeled at center left.)
Details
Drains to	brachiocephalic vein
Artery	pericardiacophrenic artery
Identifiers
Latin	venae pericardiacophrenicae
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12851298
TA	A12.3.04.007
FMA	70830
Anatomical terminology []

Pericardiacophrenic veins are the vena comitans of the pericardiacophrenic arteries. Pericardiacophrenic vessels accompany the phrenic nerve in the Middle Mediastinum of the Thorax. The artery is a branch of the internal thoracic artery. The vein drains into the internal thoracic(or brachiocephalic)vein.