Deep facial vein
| Deep facial vein | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Drains to | Facial vein |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena profunda faciei |
| TA98 | A12.3.05.027 |
| TA2 | 4826 |
| FMA | 50916 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The anterior facial vein receives a branch of considerable size, the deep facial vein, from the pterygoid venous plexus.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 645 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine