THE VEINS. 



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seen as faint blue lines through the skin. Fig. 83 repre- 

 sents the arm at the front of the elbow-joint after the 

 skin and subcutaneous areolar tissue and fat have been re- 



Pt 



bas 



FIG. 83. The superficial veins in front of the elbow- joint. S', tendon of biceps 

 muscle ; Bi, brachialis internus muscle ; Pt, pronator teres muscle ; 1, median 

 nerve ; 2, 3, 4, nerve-branches to the skin ; B, brachial artery with its small 

 accompanying veins ; cep, cephalic vein ; bas, basilic vein ; m', median vein ; 

 *, junction of a deep-lying vein with the cephalic. 



moved. The brachial artery, B, colored red, is seen lying 

 tolerably deep and accompanied by two small veins (vena 

 eomites) which communicate by cross-branches. The greafc 



