External jugular vein

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The external jugular vein is a superficial vein of the neck that is formed within the tissue of the parotid gland (or below it) at the level of the mandibular angle by the union of the posterior auricular vein (Read more!) and the posterior division of the retromandibular vein (Read more!).

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