VeinHead and neck

External jugular vein

vena jugularis externa

Subclavian vein. Just above the clavicle it receives the transverse cervical and suprascapular veins. It drains most of the scalp and the side of the face.

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Course

Other structures in this region

Thyroid veins (superior, middle and inferior)
Internal jugular vein
Facial vein
Retromandibular vein
Superior sagittal sinus
Inferior sagittal sinus
Straight sinus
Confluence of the sinuses