Tags: Anatomical Structure, Vein.

Just above the sternum the two anterior jugular veins communicate by a transverse trunk the jugular venous arch (or venous jugular arch) which receive tributaries from the inferior thyroid veins; each also communicates with the internal jugular. There are no valves in this vein.This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray’s Anatomy.

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