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  2. Deep lingual vein - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Lingual veins - Wikipedia

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    The lingual veins are multiple veins of the tongue with two distinct courses: one group drains into the lingual artery; another group drains either into the lingual artery, (common) facial vein, or internal jugular vein.

  4. Tongue - Wikipedia

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    The tongue's upper surface (dorsum) is covered by taste buds housed in numerous lingual papillae. It is sensitive and kept moist by saliva and is richly supplied with nerves and blood vessels. The tongue also serves as a natural means of cleaning the teeth. [2] A major function of the tongue is to enable speech in humans and vocalization in ...

  5. Hyoglossus - Wikipedia

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    The lingual vein passes medial to the hyoglossus. The lingual artery passes deep to the hyoglossus. Laterally, in between the hyoglossus muscle and the mylohyoid muscle, lay several important structures (from upper to lower): sublingual gland , submandibular duct , lingual nerve , vena comitans of hypoglossal nerve, and the hypoglossal nerve .

  6. Dorsal lingual veins - Wikipedia

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    The dorsal lingual veins are some of the lingual veins.They provide venous drainage to the dorsum of the tongue, and the sides of the tongue. Between the hyoglossus and genioglossus, dorsal lingual veins unite with those lingual veins that are venae comitantes of the lingual artery; these consolidated lingual veins then empty into the internal jugular vein proximal to the greater cornu of ...

  7. List of veins of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Deep veins of clitoris; Deep veins of penis; Inferior rectal veins; Posterior labial veins; Posterior scrotal veins; External iliac vein. Inferior epigastric vein; Deep circumflex iliac vein; Veins of lower limb Superficial veins of lower limb Great saphenous vein. External pudendal veins; Small saphenous vein; Deep veins of lower limb Femoral ...

  8. Lingual artery - Wikipedia

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    The deep lingual artery (or ranine artery) is the terminal portion of the lingual artery after the sublingual artery is given off. As seen in the picture, it travels superiorly in a tortuous course along the under (ventral) surface of the tongue , below the longitudinalis inferior , and above the mucous membrane .

  9. Glossectomy - Wikipedia

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    Patient’s tongue with glossectomy. A glossectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the tongue. It is performed in order to curtail malignant growth such as oral cancer. Often only a portion of the tongue needs to be removed, in which case the procedure is called a partial removal, or hemiglossectomy.