INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN
INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN
- Direct continuation of sigmoid sinus
- Extent: From jugular foramen -end clavicle along with subclavian ends at brachiocephalic vein
ORGIN:
- Superior bulb in jugular fossa of temporal bone
TERMINATION:
- Inferior bulb in supraclavicular fossa
RELATION:
SUPERFICIAL:
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Posterior belly of digastric
- Superior belly of omohyoid
POSTERIOR:
- Atlas
- Cervical plexus
MEDIAL:
- Internal carotid
- Common carotid
- Vagus
TRIBUTARIES:
- Lingual vein
- Pharyngeal vein
- Superior thyroid
- Middle thyroid
In middle of neck internal jugular communicate with external jugular
APPLIED ANTOMY:
- Deep to supraclavicular fossa internal jugular can be easily accessible for recording venous pressure
- During cardiac failure :venous pressure increases internal jugular gets inflated
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