Deep lingual vein

Deep lingual vein

Veins of the tongue. The hypoglossal nerve has been displaced downward in this preparation.
Details
Drains to lingual vein
Artery deep lingual artery
Identifiers
Latin vena profunda linguae
Dorlands
/Elsevier
v_05/12851492
TA A12.3.05.013
FMA 50830

Anatomical terminology

The deep lingual vein is a vein which drains the tongue.


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