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
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Term information
database
cross reference
- MA:0002157
- UMLS:C0226550 (ncithesaurus:Internal_Jugular_Vein)
- EHDAA:5407
- NCIT:C32849
- EHDAA2:0000877
- AAO:0010236
- XAO:0000382
- RETIRED_EHDAA2:0000878
- Wikipedia:Internal_jugular_vein
- SCTID:181372005
- EMAPA:17620
- galen:InternalJugularVein
- FMA:4724
Subsets
uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas
external definition
Vein which receives many veins draining the palate, brain, and the orbital, nasal, and auditory regions.[AAO]