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
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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]
^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)
The maxillaryvein or internal maxillaryvein is a vein of the head. It is a short trunk which accompanies (the first part of) the maxillary artery. It...
formed within the parotid gland by the confluence of the maxillaryvein, and superficial temporal vein. It descends in the gland and splits into two branches...
upon and within the lateral pterygoid muscle. It drains by a short maxillaryvein. It is a venous plexus of considerable size, situated between the temporalis...
temporal vein terminates within the substance of the parotid gland[citation needed] by uniting with the maxillaryvein to form the retromandibular vein.: 364 ...
The maxillary artery (eg, internal maxillary artery) supplies deep structures of the face. It branches from the external carotid artery just deep to the...
by the infraorbital branch of (the third part of) the maxillary artery and the accompanying vein. Its branches may be divided into four groups, depending...
maxillary nerve, division V2 of the trigeminal nerve travels through the lower portion of the sinus and exits via the foramen rotundum. The maxillary...
joins the maxillaryvein to form the retromandibular vein. The anterior part of it unites with the facial vein to form the common facial vein, which drains...
lateral pterygoid muscle, auriculotemporal nerve, and the maxillary artery and maxillaryvein are situated laterally to the SML (the vessels and nerve...
to the facial nerve and the junction of the temporal and internal maxillaryveins. Medial to it are the hyoid bone, the wall of the pharynx, the superior...
blood supply, the middle meningeal artery is a direct branch from the maxillary artery and enter the cranial cavity through the foramen spinosum and then...
front of the masseter and in contact with the external maxillary artery and anterior facial vein. Their afferent vessels drain the eyelids, the conjunctiva...
arteries, and large veins; other arteries, smaller arterioles, capillaries that join with venules (small veins), and other veins. The circulatory system...
be classified by the sinus cavity it affects: Maxillary – can cause pain or pressure in the maxillary (cheek) area (e.g., toothache, or headache) (J01...
canine space are: the angular artery and angular vein the infra-orbital nerve (a branch of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve) Canine space...
The facial artery (external maxillary artery in older texts) is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies structures of the superficial face...
typically the third branch of the first portion of the maxillary artery. After branching off the maxillary artery in the infratemporal fossa, it runs through...
possible because of veinous communication (via the ophthalmic veins) between the facial vein and the cavernous sinus. The cavernous sinus lies within the...
orbit. It transmits the infraorbital artery and vein, and the infraorbital nerve, a branch of the maxillary nerve. It is typically 6.10 to 10.9 mm (0.240...
branch of the maxillary arteries. Veins of the nose include the angular vein that drains the side of the nose, receiving lateral nasal veins from the alae...
muscle and medial pterygoid muscle. The infratemporal fossa contains the maxillary artery (originating from the external carotid artery). It also contains...
middle meningeal nerve (meningeal or dural branch) is given off from the maxillary nerve (CN V2) directly after its origin from the trigeminal ganglion,...
vein forks there is always an interpolated vein of the opposite position between the two branches. The concave vein will fork into two concave veins (with...
Iliac vein (common) Lumbar vein Testicular (gonadal) vein (direct tributary on right side; empties into left renal vein -> IVC on left side) Renal vein Suprarenal...
the maxillary nerve (V2), a branch of the trigeminal nerve. It also allows the passage of the artery of the foramen rotundum and an emissary vein. Foramen...
The infraorbital nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)). It arises in the pterygopalatine fossa. It...
those near the nose, including: Maxillary sinus, is the largest of the paranasal sinuses, under the eyes, in the maxillary bones Frontal sinus, superior...
Infections originating in either maxillary or mandibular teeth can spread into the buccal space, usually maxillary molars (most commonly) and premolars...
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