| Vein: Internal maxillary vein | |
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| Veins of the head and neck. (Internal maxillary vein visible at center.) | |
| 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.
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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