Jugular_venous_arch

Jugular venous arch

Jugular venous arch

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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.

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There are no valves in this vein.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 648 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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