Jugular vein

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The external and internal jugular veins are veins that bring deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart via the superior vena cava. The internal jugular vein is formed by the anastomosis of blood from the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater and the common facial vein. In popular culture, the jugular is stereotypically what dogs and other animals are thought to go after with the intent of killing another animal.

Major blood vessels

Arteries: anterior cerebral | anterior tibial | aorta | artery of Adamkiewicz | axillary | basilar | brachial | brachiocephalic | bronchial | carotid | celiac artery | circle of Willis | common iliac | common hepatic | dorsalis pedis | external iliac | facial | femoral | gastroduodenal | gastroepiploic | iliac | inferior mesenteric | internal thoracic | lateral thoracic | left gastric | marginal | maxillary | middle cerebral | middle meningeal | ophthalmic | peroneal | popliteal | posterior tibial | profunda femoris | pulmonary | radial | renal | splenic | subclavian | superior mesenteric | ulnar | umbilical | vertebral
Veins: anterior tibial | axillary | azygos | basilic | brachial | brachiocephalic | cephalic | common iliac | ductus venosus | external iliac | femoral | great saphenous | hepatic | iliac | inferior mesenteric | inferior vena cava | jugular | median cubital | peroneal | popliteal | portal | posterior tibial | profunda femoris | pulmonary | radial | small saphenous | splenic | subclavian | superior mesenteric | superior vena cava | ulnar | vein of Galen | venae cavae



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