Internal And External Jugular Veins

The external jugular vein is a large, blue bleed that collects most of your blood from the outside areas and deep parts. It travels down to join up with its partner–the subclavian (inside) one before finally draining into your left atrium!

What Passes Through The Jugular Foramen

The glossopharyngeal, vagus and accessory nerves pass through the jugular foramen on their way to your brain. These three cranial nerve pathways are protected by a bony structure called the tympanic cavity where they exit from one ear canal towards another in order to arrive at our central nervous system (CNS).

Where Is The External Jugular Vein Located

The external jugular vein is a vital structure in the human body which branches off from just caudal to mandibular angle. It travels along lateral aspect of neck and drains blood exiting through linguofacial or maxillary division depending on what part you’re looking at when draining yourself with an ordinary needle held vertically against your skin surface…

Where Is The Jugular Vein Located

The internal jugular vein runs down the lateral neck and Drain branches of facial, retromandibular as well lingual veins.