Tags: Anatomical Structure, Vein.
The anterior jugular vein is a vein in the neck. It begins near the hyoid bone by the confluence of several superficial veins from the submaxillary region. It descends between the median line and the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoideus muscle and at the lower part of the neck passes beneath that muscle to open into the termination of the external jugular vein or in some instances into the subclavian vein.
