Transverse cervical veins

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Vein: Transverse cervical veins

Superficial and deep branches from the transverse cervical artery (picture is of artery, not vein. However, vein is in similar location.)

The veins of the neck, viewed from in front (transverse cervical veins not labeled, but region is visible)
Latin	Venae transversae cervicis
Drains to	External jugular vein
Artery	Transverse cervical artery

The transverse cervical veins are veins that cross the neck.

References

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.

Veins (emissary, jugular and others) of head and neck (drainage patterns can vary) (TA A12.3.04–06, GA 7.644)

Retromandibular	maxillary (pterygoid plexus) · superficial temporal (anterior auricular)

Direct	posterior auricular transverse cervical · suprascapular · anterior jugular (jugular venous arch)

To COS	superior sagittal · straight (inferior sagittal) · occipital

To CS	sphenoparietal · intercavernous superior ophthalmic (ethmoidal, central retinal, nasofrontal, vorticose veins) · inferior ophthalmic

To IJV	sigmoid: transverse (petrosquamous) · superior petrosal inferior petrosal (basilar plexus, internal auditory veins) · condylar

Direct

Vertebral	occipital (occipital emissary) · suboccipital venous plexus deep cervical

Direct	inferior thyroid (inferior laryngeal) · thymic

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