part of part of connected to connected to vessel drains blood from Homo sapiens system axillary vein http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Gray576.png MESH:D001367 vena axillaris UBERON:0000985 MA:0002084 GAID:527 galen:AxillaryVein UMLS:C0004456 Vein that drains the axilla. NCIT:C32171 FMA:13329 subcostal vein In human anatomy, the axillary vein is a large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart. There is one axillary vein on each side of the body. Its origin is at the lower margin of the teres major muscle and a continuation of the brachial vein. Its tributaries include the basilic vein and cephalic vein, which are both superficial veins. It terminates at the lateral margin of the first rib, at which it becomes the subclavian vein. It is accompanied along its course by a similarly named artery, the axillary artery EMAPA:18758 Wikipedia:Axillary_vein SCTID:181389002 shoulder subclavian vein vein axilla