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external jugular vein

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001101

The external jugular vein receives the greater part of the blood from the exterior of the cranium and the deep parts of the face, being formed by the junction of the posterior division of the posterior facial with the posterior auricular vein. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_jugular_vein ]

Synonyms: external jugular venous tree

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000001

Vein which collects blood from the muscles of the head and tongue and the thyroid gland.[AAO]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Gray557.png

has related synonym

external jugular, vena jugularis externa

id

UBERON:0001101

prefLabel

External jugular vein

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606