Dorlands/Elsevier a_58/12150781 FMA 50855 | Drains to anterior jugular vein TA A12.3.05.048 | |
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Latin arcus venosus jugularis | ||
Just above the sternum the two anterior jugular veins communicate by a transverse trunk, the jugular venous arch (or venous jugular arch), which receive tributaries from the inferior thyroid veins; each also communicates with the internal jugular.
There are no valves in this vein.
References
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