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