Dorsal lingual veins

Dorsal lingual veins
Veins of the tongue. The hypoglossal nerve has been displaced downward in this preparation.
Details
Drains toLingual vein
ArteryDorsal lingual branches of lingual artery
Identifiers
Latinvenae dorsales linguae
TA98A12.3.05.010
TA24808
FMA70842
Anatomical terminology

The dorsal lingual veins are some of the lingual veins. They provide venous drainage to the dorsum of the tongue, and the sides of the tongue. Between the hyoglossus and genioglossus, dorsal lingual veins unite with those lingual veins that are venae comitantes of the lingual artery; these consolidated lingual veins then empty into the internal jugular vein proximal to the greater cornu of hyoid bone.[1]

References

  1. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. pp. 592–593. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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