| Vein: Jugular venous arch | |
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| The veins of the neck, viewed from in front. (Jugular venous arch visible but not labeled.) | |
| Latin | arcus venosus jugularis |
| Gray's | subject #168 648 |
| Source | anterior jugular vein |
| Drains to | anterior jugular vein |
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.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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