Suprascapular vein

Suprascapular vein
Thyrocervical trunk with branches, including suprascapular artery (image is of artery, not vein. However, vein is in similar location)
The veins of the neck, viewed from in front (suprascapular vein not labeled, but region is visible)
Details
Drains to	External jugular vein
Artery	Suprascapular artery
Identifiers
Latin	Vena suprascapularis
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12851926
TA	A12.3.05.049
FMA	14319
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The suprascapular vein is a vein running above the scapula. It empties into the external jugular vein.

External links

http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/nervous_system/postneck_ans.html

Veins of the head and neck

External jugular

Retromandibular	maxillary pterygoid plexus superficial temporal anterior auricular

Direct	posterior auricular transverse cervical suprascapular anterior jugular jugular venous arch

Internal jugular

Diploic/brain

Cerebral

Superficial:	superior superficial middle inferior inferior anastomotic (Labbé) superior anastomotic (Trolard)

Deep:	great internal basal deep middle superior thalamostriate

Cerebellar

Sinuses

To COS	superior sagittal straight inferior sagittal occipital

To CS	sphenoparietal intercavernous superior ophthalmic ethmoidal central retinal nasofrontal vorticose veins inferior ophthalmic

To IJV	sigmoid: transverse petrosquamous superior petrosal inferior petrosal basilar plexus internal auditory veins condylar

Facial/common facial

Direct

Brachiocephalic

Vertebral	occipital occipital emissary suboccipital venous plexus deep cervical

Direct	inferior thyroid inferior laryngeal thymic

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