superficial epigastric vein การใช้

The thoracoepigastric vein runs along the lateral aspect of the trunk between the superficial epigastric vein below and the lateral thoracic vein above and establishes an important communication between the femoral vein and the axillary vein.
Normally, the thoracoepigastric vein exists between this vein and superficial epigastric vein ( a tributary of femoral vein ), to act as a shunt for blood if the portal system ( through the liver ) develops hypertension or a blockage.
"' Caput medusae "', also known as "'palm tree sign "', is the appearance of distended and engorged superficial epigastric veins, which are seen radiating from the Latin for " head of Medusa " ) originates from the apparent similarity to Medusa's head, which had venomous snakes in place of hair.