Human Reference Atlas

Last uploaded: June 14, 2024
Preferred Name

external jugular vein
Synonyms

vena jugularis externa

external jugular

external jugular venous tree

Definitions

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 posterior facial with the posterior auricular vein. [WP,unvetted].

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001101

altLabel

vena jugularis externa

external jugular

external jugular venous tree

ccf_is_provisional

false

ccf_part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001587

ccf_pref_label

external jugular vein

connected to

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001587

definition

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 posterior facial with the posterior auricular vein. [WP,unvetted].

depiction

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Gray557.png

external_definition

Vein which collects blood from the muscles of the head and tongue and the thyroid gland.[AAO]

has exact synonym

external jugular venous tree

has part

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000071

has related synonym

vena jugularis externa

external jugular

has_obo_namespace

uberon

id

UBERON:0001101

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim

isDefinedBy

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl

label

external jugular vein

notation

UBERON:0001101

overlaps

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000071

prefLabel

external jugular vein

xRef

EMAPA:17875

UMLS:C0226543

FMA:13110

XAO:0000379

SCTID:181373000

Wikipedia:External_jugular_vein

MA:0002156

galen:ExternalJugularVein

EHDAA2:0000468

NCIT:C32562

EHDAA:9887

AAO:0010508

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004711

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