How Deep Is the Cephalic Vein?

The basilic vein

becomes deep around the mid-arm, while the cephalic vein becomes deep around the upper forearm, in deltopectoral groove. The median cubital vein merges with different forms of these two veins in the elbow region. Usually, cephalic and basilic veins communicate with each other via a median cubital vein.

Is the cephalic vein a deep vein?

The deep veins of the upper extremity include the paired ulnar, radial, and interosseous veins in the forearm; paired brachial veins of the upper arm; and axillary vein. ... The basilic and cephalic veins, which are superficial veins, contribute to the axillary vein, though many anatomic variations occur.

Where does cephalic vein begin?

The cephalic vein arises in the anatomical snuffbox from the radial side of the superficial venous network of the dorsum of the hand ².