Lingual vein
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The lingual vein is formed by the sublingual, deep and dorsal lingual veins 1. It is a paired vein which serves to drains the tongue.
Gross anatomy
The lingual veins accompany the lingual artery between the hyoglossus and genioglossus and enters the internal jugular vein near the greater horn of the hyoid bone 3. The dorsal lingual vein, which drains the dorsum and sides of the tongue, joins the lingual vein.
The lingual vein is variably joined by the vena comitans nervi hyoglossi (vein accompanying the hypoglossal nerve), which is formed from the sublingual and deep lingual veins.
The deep lingual vein begins at the apex of the tongue and courses down its ventral surface, superficial to the hyoglossus, where it can be seen on visual inspection 1. The sublingual vein, which drains the floor of mouth and sublingual gland then joins the deep lingual and forms the vena comitans nervi hypoglossi 4. This vein variably drains into the lingual, facial or internal jugular veins.
-<p>The <strong>lingual vein</strong> is formed by the sublingual, deep and dorsal lingual veins <sup>1</sup>. It is a paired vein which drains the tongue.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>The lingual veins accompany the <a href="/articles/lingual-artery">lingual artery</a> between the <a href="/articles/hyoglossus-muscle">hyoglossus</a> and <a href="/articles/genioglossus-muscle">genioglossus</a> and enters the internal jugular vein near the greater horn of the <a href="/articles/hyoid-bone">hyoid bone</a> 3. The dorsal lingual vein, which drains the dorsum and sides of the tongue, joins the lingual vein.</p><p>The lingual vein is variably joined the vena comitans nervi hyoglossi (vein accompanying the hypoglossal nerve), which is formed from the sublingual and deep lingual veins.</p><p>The deep lingual vein begins at the apex of the tongue and courses down its ventral surface, superficial to the <a href="/articles/hyoglossus-muscle">hyoglossus</a>, where it can be seen on visual inspection <sup>1</sup>. The sublingual vein, which drains the floor of mouth and <a title="Sublingual gland" href="/articles/sublingual-gland">sublingual gland</a> then joins the deep lingual and forms the vena comitans nervi hypoglossi <sup>4</sup>. This vein variably drains into the lingual, <a href="/articles/facial-vein">facial</a> or <a href="/articles/internal-jugular-vein">internal jugular veins</a>.</p>- +<p>The <strong>lingual vein</strong> is formed by the sublingual, deep and dorsal lingual veins <sup>1</sup>. It is a paired vein which serves to drains the tongue.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>The lingual veins accompany the <a title="Lingual artery" href="/articles/lingual-artery">lingual artery</a> between the <a title="Hyoglossus muscle" href="/articles/hyoglossus-muscle">hyoglossus</a> and <a title="Genioglossus muscle" href="/articles/genioglossus-muscle">genioglossus</a> and enters the internal jugular vein near the greater horn of the <a href="/articles/hyoid-bone">hyoid bone</a> 3. The dorsal lingual vein, which drains the dorsum and sides of the tongue, joins the lingual vein.</p><p>The lingual vein is variably joined by the vena comitans nervi hyoglossi (vein accompanying the hypoglossal nerve), which is formed from the sublingual and deep lingual veins.</p><p>The deep lingual vein begins at the apex of the tongue and courses down its ventral surface, superficial to the <a href="/articles/hyoglossus-muscle">hyoglossus</a>, where it can be seen on visual inspection <sup>1</sup>. The sublingual vein, which drains the floor of mouth and <a href="/articles/sublingual-gland">sublingual gland</a> then joins the deep lingual and forms the vena comitans nervi hypoglossi <sup>4</sup>. This vein variably drains into the lingual, <a href="/articles/facial-vein">facial</a> or <a href="/articles/internal-jugular-vein">internal jugular veins</a>.</p>
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