Subcostal vein

The subcostal vein is a vein in the human body that runs along the bottom of the twelfth rib. It has the same essential qualities as the posterior intercostal veins, except that it cannot be considered intercostal because it is not between two ribs.

Subcostal vein
Details
Drains to	Ascending lumbar vein
Artery	Subcostal artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena subcostalis
TA98	A12.3.07.013
TA2	4756, 4770
FMA	12845
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Each subcostal vein gives off a posterior (dorsal) branch which has a similar distribution to the posterior ramus of an intercostal artery.

See also

• Subcostal nerve
• Subcostal artery