VEINS 101 



above the sternum, also with facial and external jugular 

 veins. 



Internal jugular: from jugular foramen, being formed by 

 junction of lateral and inferior petrosal sinuses. Passes 

 vertically down the side of neck, on the outer side of carotid 

 artery, within the sheath, uniting with subclavian near the 

 inner margin of the scalenus anticus to form the vena inno- 

 minata.' Usually crossed by spinal accessory and communi- 

 cans hypoglossi nerves. One pair of valves placed f inch 

 above termination. 



'pharyngeal. 



f dorsal of tongue, 

 lingual-! lingual venae comites. 



[ranine. 

 common facial. 



The internal jugular 

 vein receives . . 



superior thyroid* 

 middle thyroid. 



Vertebral : communicates with posterior spinal and occipital 

 veins; drains occipital region and deep muscles of back ot 

 neck; enters foramen in transverse process of atlas, runs 

 down behind artery through same foramina of the cervical 

 vertebrae to 6th (or yth), where it passes down to enter vena 

 innominata. One pair valves guard its mouth. 



(muscular, 

 anterior vertebral, 

 deep cervical, 

 ist intercostal. 



Deep cervical (posterior vertebral) corresponds to profunda 

 cervicis artery ; lies deeply in neck ; above receives occipital 

 and ends in vertebral. 



VEINS OF THE UPPER EXTREMITY. 



A. SUPERFICIAL, LYING ON DEEP FASCIA. 



Anterior ulnar : from the anterior and ulnar side of hand 

 up along ulnar side of forearm to elbow-joint, to join the 

 median basilic. 



Posterior ulnar : from posterior ulnar border of hand and 

 vein of little finger (vena salvatella), up along ulnar side of back 

 of forearm to join median basilic just below the elbow-joint. 



