KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 9 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient has air embolism as a result of a skin injury in the middle portion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Which cervical vein was injured?
- A. Internal jugular vein
- B. Anterior jugular vein
- C. Posterior auricular vein
- D. External jugular vein
- E. Transverse cervical vein
Hint
Consider which neck veins lie superficial and which lie deep relative to the sternocleidomastoid, and which could be opened by a skin-level wound.
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