A 29-year-old male with a knife wound of neck presents with bleeding. During the initial d-bridement of the wound the surgeon revealed the injury of a vessel found along the lateral edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Specify this vessel:

Answer options

1. A. carotis interna
2. A. carotis externa
3. V jugularis anterior
4. V jugularis interna
5. V jugularis externa

Explanation

A 29-year-old male with a knife wound of neck presents with bleeding. During the initial d-bridement of the wound the surgeon revealed the injury of a vessel found along the lateral edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Specify this vessel: The external jugular vein runs along the lateral edge of the sternocleidomastoid. The anterior jugular runs along the median line and anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid. Internal carotid runs vertically upward in the carotid sheath and enters the skull. External carotid runs behind the mandible. The internal jugular runs laterally along with the internal carotid.