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connecting vein
Course:
- vein that lies along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
Anastomoses:
- connects the facial vein to the anterior jugular vein
Notes:
- can vary in size & sometimes mistaken as the internal jugular vein
Related
thymus
thyroid
General
vein
References
Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds),
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
Component-of
neck
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