title: Correlations between anomalies of jugular veins and areas of vascular drainage of head and neck.
abstract: The study conducted on 60 human cadavers preserved in formalin, in the Anatomy Laboratory of the "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, during 2000-2006, observed the internal and external jugular veins from the point of view of their origin, course and affluents. The morphological variability of the jugular veins (external jugular that receives as affluents the facial and lingual veins and drains into the internal jugular, draining the latter's territory--3.33%; internal jugular that receives the lingual, upper thyroid and facial veins, independent--13.33%, via the linguofacial trunk--50%, and via thyrolinguofacial trunk--33.33%) made possible the correlation of these anomalies with disorders in the ontogenetic development of the veins of the neck. Knowing the variants of origin, course and drainage area of jugular veins is important not only for the anatomist but also for the surgeon operating at this level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Victor Babeş University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania. monicaadrianavaida@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Monica-Adriana
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vaida
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Niculescu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Motoc
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bolintineanu
authors.forename: Izabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sargan
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Niculescu
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply*