The deep lingual vein is one of the lingual veins. It commences near the apex of the tongue. It passes posterior-ward close to the inferior surface of the tongue. It terminates near the anterior border of the hyoglossus muscle by uniting with the sublingual vein to form the vena comitans of the hypoglossal nerve (ranine vein[1]); this vein then passes posterior-ward alongside the nerve to empty into either a lingual vein, the (common) facial vein, or the internal jugular vein.[2]

Deep lingual vein
Veins of the tongue. The hypoglossal nerve has been displaced downward in this preparation.
Details
Drains toLingual vein
ArteryDeep lingual artery
Identifiers
Latinvena profunda linguae
TA98A12.3.05.013
TA24811
FMA50830
Anatomical terminology

References

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  1. ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 648.
  2. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. pp. 592–593. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)