VENOUS & LYMPHATIC SUPPLY OF HEAD AND NECK – Concise Notes

TOPIC: VENOUS AND LYMPHATIC SUPPLY OF HEAD & NECK

🔍 VENOUS DRAINAGE OF HEAD & NECK

1. Overview

🔹Veins are valveless, interconnected, and accompany arteries.

🔹Classified into:

• • Superficial veins (e.g., facial, retromandibular)

  • Deep veins (e.g., internal jugular vein)

2. Major Veins

A. External Jugular Vein (EJV):

🔹Formed by: Posterior auricular vein + Retromandibular vein (posterior branch)

🔹Lies superficial to the sternocleidomastoid

🔹Drains into subclavian vein