jugular vein

jugular vein
n.
either of two large veins in the neck carrying blood back from the head to the heart

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      any of several veins of the neck: (1) the external jugular veins, which receive blood from the neck, the outside of the cranium, and the deep tissues of the face, empty into the subclavian veins (continuations of the principal veins of the arms or forelimbs). Among the tributaries of the external jugular veins are (2) the posterior external jugular veins, which receive blood from the back of the neck; (3) the anterior external jugular veins, which receive blood from the larynx, or voice box, and other tissues below the lower jaw; and (4) the internal jugular veins, which unite with the subclavian veins to form the brachiocephalic veins, and drain blood from the brain, the face, and the neck.

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