Jugular venous arch
Just above the sternum the two anterior jugular veins communicate by a transverse trunk, the jugular venous arch (or venous jugular arch), which receive tributaries from the inferior thyroid veins; each also communicates with the internal jugular.
| Jugular venous arch | |
|---|---|
 The veins of the neck, viewed from in front. (Jugular venous arch visible but not labeled.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | anterior jugular vein |
| Drains to | External jugular vein or Subclavian vein |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arcus venosus jugularis |
| TA98 | A12.3.05.048 |
| TA2 | 4960 |
| FMA | 50855 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
There are no valves in this vein.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 648 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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