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Compare the relative sizes of the external and internal jugular veins of the fetal pig with those of the human?
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The relative sizes of the external and internal jugular veins of a fetal pig and a fetal human are relatively the same size. This finding is similar in all mammals.
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Blood from the face and scalp is drained by the what?
external jugular vein
What drains venous blood from the brain and delivers it to the internal jugular veins?
dural venous sinuses
Which body part brings Deoxygenated blood back from brain?
The deoxygenated blood leaves the brain via the dural sinuses. These are large veinous structures located in the dura mater that connect with the internal jugular vein.
Where are Dural venous sinuses found?
Dural venous sinuses are formed in areas where the two layers of the dura mater separate, forming spaces
Is the jugular foramen larger then the carotid canal?
Yes.
Compare the relative sizes of the external and internal jugular veins of the fetal pig with those of the human.?
The relative sizes of the external and internal jugular veins of a fetal pig and a fetal human are relatively the same size. This finding is similar in all mammals.
How do the relative size of the external and internal jugular veins differ in humans and the cat?
In humans there is one external and one internal jugular vein. The internal jugular vein is much larger (about twice the diameter) of the external jugular. In the cat there are a pair of each vein but the external jugular vein is about twce as large as the internal. (Opposite of humans.)
What is the vein that drains the area supplied by the carotid artery?
jugular veins...internal and external
Which three pairs of veins drain the majority of blood from the head and neck?
1) internal jugular 2) external jugular 3) vertebral vein
Venous drainage of head and neck?
Facial,occipital,superficial temporal,retromandibular,posterior auricular,internal jugular,external jugular veins
Is the external jugular vein superficial to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Yes, it is. The external jugular passes over (superficially) to the sternocleidomastoid.
What is the vein that drains the brain?
internal jugular!
Through what structure does the internal jugular vein exit the skull?
The internal jugular vein is formed from the sigmoid sinus (after receiving the lesser petrosal sinus) just after passing through the jugular foramen to become the internal jugular vein.
Does oxgyen rech the brain through the internal jagular vein?
No, the jugular veins drain deoxygenated blood from the head. The internal and external carotid arteries carry blood to the brain.
What is the function of the external and internal jugular veins?
the jugulars carry blood from the head and neck to the heart. Internal refers to the location in which it sits in relation to the other jugular veins
What is the Superior bulb of the internal jugular vein?
A dilatation in the upper part of the internal jugular vein near it's origin and lies in the jugular fossa in the base of the skull.....
Is it possible to pop a vein?
Penetrating injuries to the neck can damage the jugular vein. Sometimes it also get damaged with bleeding during Central venous line, a procedure which involves cannulation of the neck veins for feeding or monitoring.
