Anatom3DAnterior circumflex humeral vein
Vena circumflexa humeri anterior · Přední žíla obkružující pažní kost
Veins
Looks like
A small vein wrapping around the front of the upper arm bone's neck, beside its artery.
What it does
Drains the shoulder joint and the muscles around the top of the humerus.
Keeping it well
Mainly a surgical landmark in shoulder surgery; it bleeds when the shoulder is approached from the front.