Jugular Veins

Question 1

Name the Jugular Veins

Answer 1

1. External Jugular

2. Internal Jugular

Question 2

What does the External Jugular do?

Answer 2

drains a small portion of extra-cranial tissues

Question 3

What does the Internal Jugular do?

Answer 3

drains most of the tissue of the head and neck

Question 4

The external jugular and internal jugular veins will merge and do what?

Answer 4

they are going to merge together with the subclavian VEIN to create a brachiocephalic vein and ultimately end up in the superior Vena Cava which is what dumps blood to your Right Atrium

Question 5

Jugular Vein Path

Answer 5

Retromandibular will dump to the External Jugular…
the facial vein will dump into the internal jugular….

External jugular veins drains to the…
subclavian veins…
internal jugular veins merge with subclavian to create brachiocephalic veins
brachiocephalic join to create the superior vena cava
superior vena cava back to the HEART!