Maxillary veins

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Internal maxillary vein
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Veins of the head and neck. (Internal maxillary vein visible at center.)
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Lateral head anatomy detail
Details
Drains toretromandibular vein
Arterymaxillary artery
Identifiers
Latinvenae maxillares
TA98A12.3.05.035
TA24835
FMA70850
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 and the interpterygoid emissary vein, and passes posteriorly between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible. It unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein.

Structure[]

The maxillary vein is a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the maxillary artery. It is formed from the merging of the veins of the pterygoid plexus, and the interpterygoid emissary vein.[1] It passes posteriorly between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible. It unites with the superficial temporal vein.[2][3] It drains into the retromandibular vein (posterior facial vein).[2][3][4]

The maxillary vein anastomoses with the retroglenoid vein.[1]

Development[]

The maxillary vein may be the embryological origin of the central retinal vein.[5]

History[]

The maxillary vein may also be known as the internal maxillary vein.[1]

Other animals[]

The maxillary vein is found in many other mammals.[3]

Additional images[]

  • Head anatomy anterior view

References[]

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

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  5. ^ 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.
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