Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
jugular vein Function:
noun : any of several veins of each side of the neck: as
a : a vein that collects the blood from the interior of thecranium, the superficial part of the face, and the neck, runs down the neck on the outside of the internal and common carotid arteries, and unites with the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalicvein called also
internal jugular vein b : a smaller and more superficial vein that collects most of the blood from the exterior of the cranium and deep parts of the face andopens into the subclavian vein called also
external jugular vein c : a vein that commences near the hyoid bone and joins the terminal part of the external jugular vein or thesubclavian vein called also
anterior jugular vein
