August 1, 2014
by Hannah
[I recently came across a blog post I’d written for my anatomy/physiology students. It was kind of interesting, so I thought I’d post it here.]
Usually a vein or artery’s name helps you find where it is located. For example, the brachiocephalic vein supplies the arm (“brachium“) and head (“cephalicus“). The radial artery is next to the radius, and the digital artery supplies the digit, or finger.
This is all well and good–unless you’re talking about the cephalic vein. If its name made sense, it would supply the head. But it’s nowhere near the head: it’s hanging out in the upper arm. What gives?
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