As a result, the ( right ) atrial and ( right ) ventricular contractions are conducted up into the internal jugular vein and, through the sternocleidomastoid muscle, can be seen as the jugular venous pressure.
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An important use of the jugular venous pressure is to assess the central venous pressure in the absence of invasive measurements ( e . g . with a central venous catheter, which is a tube inserted in the neck veins ).
