| Maxillary vein | |
|---|---|
 Veins of the head and neck. (Internal maxillary vein visible at center.) | |
 Lateral head anatomy detail | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | retromandibular vein |
| Artery | maxillary artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena maxillaris |
| TA98 | A12.3.05.035 |
| TA2 | 4835 |
| FMA | 70850 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The maxillary vein or internal maxillary vein is a vein of the head. It is a short trunk which accompanies (the first part of) the maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus. It and passes posterior-ward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible to enter the parotid gland where unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein ( posterior facial vein). [1]
Structure
Development
The maxillary vein may be the embryological origin of the central retinal vein. [2]
Additional images
-
Head anatomy anterior view
References
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 646 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
-
^ Standring, Susan (2020).
Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 680.
ISBN
978-0-7020-7707-4.
OCLC
1201341621.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ Remington, Lee Ann (2012). "7 - Ocular Embryology". Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System (3rd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 123–143. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-1926-0.10007-4. ISBN 978-1-4377-1926-0.
| Maxillary vein | |
|---|---|
|
Veins of the head and neck. (Internal maxillary vein visible at center.) | |
|
Lateral head anatomy detail | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | retromandibular vein |
| Artery | maxillary artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena maxillaris |
| TA98 | A12.3.05.035 |
| TA2 | 4835 |
| FMA | 70850 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The maxillary vein or internal maxillary vein is a vein of the head. It is a short trunk which accompanies (the first part of) the maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus. It and passes posterior-ward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible to enter the parotid gland where unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein ( posterior facial vein). [1]
Structure
Development
The maxillary vein may be the embryological origin of the central retinal vein. [2]
Additional images
-
Head anatomy anterior view
References
This article incorporates text in the
public domain from
page 646 of the 20th edition of
Gray's Anatomy (1918)
-
^ Standring, Susan (2020).
Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 680.
ISBN
978-0-7020-7707-4.
OCLC
1201341621.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ Remington, Lee Ann (2012). "7 - Ocular Embryology". Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System (3rd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 123–143. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-1926-0.10007-4. ISBN 978-1-4377-1926-0.