Maxillary veins

The maxillary vein, or internal maxillary vein, consist of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery.

Internal maxillary vein
Veins of the head and neck. (Internal maxillary vein visible at center.)
Lateral head anatomy detail
Details
Drains toretromandibular vein
Arterymaxillary artery
Identifiers
Latinvenae maxillares
TA98A12.3.05.035
TA24835
FMA70850
Anatomical terminology

It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus, and passes backward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible, and unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 646 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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