Jugular venous arch

Vein: Jugular venous arch
The veins of the neck, viewed from in front. (Jugular venous arch visible but not labeled.)
Latin	arcus venosus jugularis
Gray's	subject #168 648
Source	anterior jugular vein
Drains to	anterior jugular vein

Just above the sternum the two anterior jugular veins communicate by a transverse trunk, the jugular venous arch (or venous jugular arch), which receive tributaries from the inferior thyroid veins; each also communicates with the internal jugular.

There are no valves in this vein.

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.