vena jugularis

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vena jugularis - veins in the neck that return blood from the headjugular, jugular veinanterior jugular vein - arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular veinexternal jugular vein - formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian veininternal jugular vein - a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic veinvein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"