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lingual vein

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006634

The lingual veins begin on the dorsum, sides, and under surface of the tongue, and, passing backward along the course of the lingual artery, end in the internal jugular vein. The vena comitans of the hypoglossal nerve (ranine vein), a branch of considerable size, begins below the tip of the tongue, and may join the lingual; generally, however, it passes backward on the Hyoglossus, and joins the common facial. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingual_veins ]

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UBPROP 0000001

Vein which collects blood from the tongue and drains into the external jugular vein.[AAO]

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Gray559.png

has related synonym

ranine, vena lingualis, deep lingual veins, lingual vein, ranine vein

id

UBERON:0006634

prefLabel

Lingual vein

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606

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