Thiranagama R, Chamberlain A T, Wood B A
Department of Anatomy, University of Jaffna, Kokuvil, Sri Lanka.
J Anat. 1989 Jun;164:131-44.
One hundred and thirteen forelimbs taken from 62 individuals belonging to 17 primate genera were dissected to reveal the entire course of the superficial venous system. The course of the deep venous system was also documented in at least one forelimb of each primate genus, and the number and location of perforating veins was recorded in 18 human and 45 non-human primate limbs. In Pan, Gorilla and in about 25% of human specimens the lateral superficial vein was confined to the forearm, while in all other primates, and in the majority of humans, this vein extended from the carpus to the clavicular region. Only Pongo and humans exhibited a second main superficial vein on the medial side of the forearm. In all primates the deep veins of the forelimb usually accompanied the arteries. Thus variation in the deep venous system reflected the different arterial patterns exhibited by these primates. The number of perforating veins in the forelimb was related to the length of the limb. Primate genera with longer forelimbs had more perforators, though not as many as would be expected if the number of perforators scaled linearly with limb length.
对取自17个灵长类属62个个体的113只前肢进行解剖，以揭示浅静脉系统的全程。在每个灵长类属的至少一只前肢中也记录了深静脉系统的走行，并在18只人类和45只非人类灵长类动物的肢体中记录了穿静脉的数量和位置。在黑猩猩、大猩猩以及约25%的人类标本中，外侧浅静脉局限于前臂，而在所有其他灵长类动物以及大多数人类中，这条静脉从腕部延伸至锁骨区域。只有猩猩和人类在前臂内侧有第二条主要浅静脉。在所有灵长类动物中，前肢的深静脉通常与动脉伴行。因此深静脉系统的变异反映了这些灵长类动物所表现出的不同动脉模式。前肢穿静脉的数量与肢体长度有关。前肢较长的灵长类属有更多的穿静脉，尽管其数量并不像穿静脉数量与肢体长度呈线性比例增加时所预期的那么多。
