Great vessels of the neck Internal jugular vein (dave's notes)

Question 1

Where is the commencement of the internal jugular vein?

Answer 1

Emerges from the jugular bulb at the posterior compartment of the jugular foramen

Question 2

What is the first tributary to the internal jugular vein?

Answer 2

The inferior petrosal sinus

Question 3

What is the course of the internal jugular vein after receiving the inferior petrosal sinus?

Answer 3

After receiving the inferior petrosal sinus, the internal jugular vein passes down to lie on the lateral side of the internal carotid artery and common carotid artery. The vagus nerve lies between.

Question 4

List the tributaries to the internal jugular vein

Answer 4

Inferior petrosal sinus
Pharyngeal plexus
Facial
Lingual
Superior and middle thyroid veins

Question 5

What nodes are associated with the internal jugular vein?

Answer 5

Deep cervical nodes lie close throughout its course

Question 6

What nerve other than the vagus is associated with the internal jugular vein and how?

Answer 6

The inferior root of the ansa cervicalis curls around the lateral border to unite with the superior root

Question 7

What are the surface markings for the internal jugular vein?

Answer 7

From the lobule of the ear to the sternal end of the clavicle