RT Book, Section
A1 Dieter Jr., Raymond A.
A1 Kuzycz, George B.
A2 Dieter, Robert S.
A2 Dieter, Raymond A.
A2 Dieter, Raymond A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1126490448
T1 The Jugulovenous System
T2 Venous and Lymphatic Diseases
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071601580
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126490448
RD 2024/04/23
AB The  jugular  vein  is  a  well-recognized  structure  in  both  the  lay  and  the  medical  community.  Various  phrases  used  by  individuals  relating  to  the  jugular  veins  include  such  statements  as  "go  for  the  jugular,"  "cut  to  the  quick,"  "cut  to  the  jugular,"  and  "did  it  get  the  jugular?"  The  jugular  venous  system  is  the  major  drainage  system  for  the  head  and  cerebral  structures.  Table  16-1  demonstrates  several  considerations  regarding  the  jugular  veins.  From  the  time  one  enters  medical  school,  the  physician  is  made  aware  of  the  jugular  system.  This  first  comes  during  direct  anatomic  dissection  in  the  animal  and  cadaver  laboratories  where  the  structures  and  characteristics  of  the  internal  jugular  vein  (IJV)  and  external  jugular  vein  (EJV)  are  well  visualized  along  with  their  relationships  to  their  accompanying  muscular,  neural,  vascular,  and  pharyngeal  structures.  In  physical  diagnosis,  the  anatomic  jugular  system  and  many  clinical  relationships  are  pointed  out  to  students.  The  venous  system  is  usually  larger  and  thin  walled  compared  with  accompanying  arteries  and  thus  acts  as  capacitance  structures.  Disease  considerations  are  related  to  these  veins  by  the  instructors  and  how  to  recognize  such  implications  of  collapsed  or  dilated  veins  when  the  patient  is  lying  down  or  in  the  upright  or  standing  position.  Correlation  of  these  findings  with  cardiac  and  pericardial  processes  and  the  methods  of  examination  are  also  discussed.  The  jugular  system  forms  a  vital  connection  between  the  structures  of  the  head  and  chest.