External jugular vein

External jugular vein
Veins of the head and neck. (External jugular visible at center.)
Veins
Details
Drains from	Cranium, face
Source	Posterior facial vein, posterior auricular vein, retromandibular vein, anterior jugular vein, transverse cervical vein, suprascapular vein
Drains to	Subclavian vein
Identifiers
Latin	vena jugularis externa
TA98	A12.3.05.045
TA2	4956
FMA	13110
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The external jugular vein receives the greater part of the blood from the exterior of the cranium and the deep parts of the face, being formed by the junction of the posterior division of the retromandibular vein with the posterior auricular vein.