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internal jugular vein

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001586


One of two jugular veins that collect the blood from the brain, the superficial parts of the face, and the neck. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_jugular_vein ]

Synonyms: internal jugular, internal jugular venous tree

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000001

Vein which receives many veins draining the palate, brain, and the orbital, nasal, and auditory regions.[AAO]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Gray562.png

has related synonym

vena jugularis interna

id

UBERON:0001586

prefLabel

Internal jugular vein

present in taxon

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