Posterior external jugular vein

The posterior external jugular vein begins in the occipital region and returns the blood from the skin and superficial muscles in the upper and back part of the neck, lying between the splenius and trapezius.

Posterior external jugular vein
The vertebral vein. (Posterior external jugular labeled at center left.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	vena jugularis posterior
FMA	14318
Anatomical terminology

It runs down the back part of the neck, and opens into the external jugular vein just below the middle of its course.

See also

• jugular vein

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 647 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)