| Posterior facial vein | |
|---|---|
) Veins of the head and neck (retromandibular vein visible at center). | |
) Dissection, showing salivary glands of right side (retromandibular vein visible at bottom center). | |
| Details | |
| Source | Superficial temporal vein, maxillary veins |
| Drains to | External jugular vein |
| Artery | Facial artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Vena retromandibularis, vena facialis posterior |
| TA98 | A12.3.05.031 |
| TA2 | 4831 |
| FMA | 50928 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The retromandibular vein (temporomaxillary vein, posterior facial vein) is a major vein of the face.
Structure
The retromandibular vein is formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins.[1][2] It descends in the substance of the parotid gland, superficial to the external carotid artery (but beneath the facial nerve),[3] between the ramus of the mandible and the sternocleidomastoideus muscle.
It divides into two branches:
- an anterior, which passes forward and joins anterior facial vein, to form the common facial vein, which then drains into the internal jugular vein.[4]
- a posterior, which is joined by the posterior auricular vein and becomes the external jugular vein.[4][5]
Function
The retromandibular vein provides venous drainage to the superior cranium, and significant drainage to the ear.[6]
Clinical significance
Parrot's sign is a sensation of pain when pressure is applied to the retromandibular region.
Additional images
Lateral head anatomy detail
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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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- ^ a b Cramer, Gregory D. (2014-01-01), Cramer, Gregory D.; Darby, Susan A. (eds.), "Chapter 5 - The Cervical Region", Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and Ans (Third Edition), Saint Louis: Mosby, pp. 135–209, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-07954-9.00005-0, ISBN 978-0-323-07954-9, retrieved 2020-11-11
- ^ Drake, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1950- (2005). Gray's anatomy for students. Vogl, Wayne., Mitchell, Adam W. M., Gray, Henry, 1825-1861. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-06612-4. OCLC 55139039.
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External links
- Anatomy photo:27:13-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Infratemporal fossa: The Pterygoid plexus of Veins"
- lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (parotid2)
- Tufts.edu