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A MANUAL OF ANATOMY. 



The Innominate Veins. Figs. 68, 69, 70. 



Each is formed by the internal jugular and subclavian 

 veins behind the sternoclavicular articulation. The right 

 is only an inch long, and vertical in its course : the left, 



three inches long, and very oblique in its course ; both 

 veins unite in the first intercostal space of the right side 

 close to the sternum and form the superior vena cava. 



