Veins of the Neck
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Veins of the Neck
Veins
Retromandibular vein
- Is formed by the superficial temporal and maxillary veins.
- Divides into an anterior branch, which joins the facial vein to form the common facial vein, and a posterior branch, which joins the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein.
External jugular vein
- Is formed by the union of the posterior auricular vein and the posterior branch of the retromandibular vein.
- Crosses the sternomastoid obliquely under the platysma and ends in the subclavian (or sometimes the internal jugular) vein.
- Receives the suprascapular, transverse cervical, and anterior jugular veins.
Internal jugular vein
- Begins in the jugular foramen as a continuation of the sigmoid sinus, descends in the carotid sheath, and ends in the brachiocephalic vein.
- Has the superior bulb at its beginning and the inferior bulb just above its termination.
- Receives the facial, lingual, and superior and middle thyroid veins.
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