Lingual veins

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.^[1]

Clinical significance

The lingual veins are important clinically as they are capable of rapid absorption of drugs; for this reason, nitroglycerin is given under the tongue to patients suspected of having angina pectoris.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Deep lingual vein
• Dorsal lingual veins

External links

• Photo of model (frog)

References

1. 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)

• Moore NA and Roy W. Rapid Review: Gross Anatomy. Elsevier, 2010.