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Left External Jugular Vein
By: Tim Barclay, PhD
Medically reviewed by: Stephanie Curreli, MD, PhD
Last Updated: Oct 20, 2017
The left external jugular vein, along with the right external jugular vein, drains into the subclavian veins. The external jugular vein passes over the sternocleidomastoid. It starts in the parotid gland. Where the retromandibular vein divides posteriorly and the posterior auricular vein connects with it, it forms the external jugular vein. This vein gets the majority of the blood from the cranium’s exterior and the face’s deeper portions.
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- Brachiocephalic Trunk
- External Carotid Artery
- Facial Artery
- Facial Vein
- Internal Carotid Artery
- Left Brachiocephalic Vein
- Left Common Carotid Artery
- Left External Jugular Vein
- Left Internal Jugular Vein
- Left Subclavian Artery
- Left Subclavian Vein
- Retromandibular Vein
- Right Brachiocephalic Vein
- Right Common Carotid Artery
- Right External Jugular Vein
- Right Internal Jugular Vein
- Right Subclavian Artery
- Right Subclavian Vein
- Vertebral Artery
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