Maxillary veins

Maxillary veins
Vein: 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
Latin venae maxillares
Gray's subject #167 646
Drains to retromandibular vein
Artery maxillary artery

The maxillary veins (internal maxillary vein in older sources) consist of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery.

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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  • Head anatomy anterior view

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

v · d · eVeins (emissary, jugular and others) of head and neck (drainage patterns can vary) (TA A12.3.04–06, GA 7.644)
External jugular
Direct
Internal jugular

Superficial cerebral veins: superior · superficial middle · inferior  · inferior anastomotic (Labbé)  · superior anastomotic (Trolard)

Deep cerebral veins: great · internal (basal, deep middle, superior thalamostriate)
To COS
To CS
To IJV
Direct
Brachiocephalic
Direct

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