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    The internal jugular vein is a paired jugular vein that collects blood from the brain and the superficial parts of the face and neck. This vein runs in...
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    The jugular veins are veins that take blood from the head back to the heart via the superior vena cava. The internal jugular vein descends next to the...
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    observed pressure over the venous system via visualization of the internal jugular vein. It can be useful in the differentiation of different forms of heart...
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    The external jugular vein receives the greater part of the blood from the exterior of the cranium and the deep parts of the face, being formed by the junction...
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    brachiocephalic veins (previously called innominate veins) are major veins in the upper chest, formed by the union of the ipsilateral internal jugular vein and subclavian...
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    muscle. From here it joins with the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalic vein (also known as "innominate vein"). The angle of union is termed...
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    commonly placed in veins in the neck (internal jugular vein), chest (subclavian vein or axillary vein), groin (femoral vein), or through veins in the arms (also...
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    the artery; the right internal jugular vein diverges from the artery. On the left side, however, the left internal jugular vein approaches and often overlaps...
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    The anterior jugular vein is a vein in the neck. The anterior jugular vein lies lateral to the cricothyroid ligament. It begins near the hyoid bone by...
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    nerves lie between the artery and the internal jugular vein. Unlike the external carotid artery, the internal carotid normally has no branches in the...
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