external jugular vein.
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External jugular vein — Infobox Vein Name = External jugular vein Latin = vena jugularis externa GraySubject = 168 GrayPage = 646 Caption = Veins of the head and neck. (External jugular visible at center.) Caption2 = Veins DrainsFrom = cranium, face Source = posterior… … Wikipedia
External jugular vein — The more superficial of the two jugular veins situated on each side of the neck. The other is the internal jugular vein. They drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward the heart. The external jugular vein collects most… … Medical dictionary
external jugular vein — noun formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein • Hypernyms: ↑jugular vein, ↑vena jugularis, ↑jugular * * * noun see jugular vein … Useful english dictionary
external jugular vein. — See under jugular (def. 1b) … Useful english dictionary
Posterior external jugular vein — Infobox Vein Name = Posterior external jugular vein Latin = v. jugularis posterior GraySubject = 168 GrayPage = 647 Caption = The vertebral vein. (Posterior external jugular labeled at center left.) Caption2 = DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = Artery =… … Wikipedia
Jugular vein — The jugular veins are in the neck and drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward the heart. The external jugular vein collects most of the blood from the outside of the skull and the deep parts of the face. It lies… … Medical dictionary
Vein, external jugular — The more superficial of the two jugular veins situated on each side of the neck. The other is the internal jugular vein. They drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward the heart. The external jugular vein collects most… … Medical dictionary
Jugular vein, external — The more superficial of the two jugular veins in the neck that drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward the heart. The external jugular vein collects most of the blood from the outside of the skull and the deep parts… … Medical dictionary
Jugular vein, internal — The deeper of the two jugular veins in the neck that drain blood from the head, brain, face and neck and convey it toward the heart. The internal jugular vein collects blood from the brain, the outside of the face and the neck. It runs down the… … Medical dictionary
jugular vein — noun veins in the neck that return blood from the head • Syn: ↑vena jugularis, ↑jugular • Derivationally related forms: ↑jugular • Hypernyms: ↑vein, ↑vena, ↑venous blood vessel … Useful english dictionary
