====== VENOUS DRAINAGE OF UPPER LIMB ====== * superficial veins runs away from pressure points * absent in * palms * ulnar border * back of arm * individual veins * starting point of drainage of upper limb * dorsal venous arch * afferents (tributaries include ) * dorsal metacarpal veins * dorsal digital vein * * Cephalic vein ( preaxial vein ) * longer than postaxial * Basilic vein ( post axial vein ) * median cubital vein * circuit between cephalic and basilic vein