Angular vein
| Angular vein | |
|---|---|
 Veins of the head and neck (angular visible at center right.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | Vena angularis |
Source | Supraorbital vein |
Drains to | Facial vein |
| Angular artery | |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.645 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | v_05/12849406 |
| TA | A12.3.05.019 |
| FMA | 50893 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The angular vein is a small vein near the eye. It is formed by the junction of the frontal vein and supraorbital vein, runs obliquely downward, on the side of the root of the nose, to the level of the lower margin of the eye socket, where it becomes the anterior facial vein.
It receives the external nasal veins of the ala of the nose, and communicates with the superior ophthalmic vein through the nasofrontal vein, thus establishing an important anastomosis between the anterior facial vein and the cavernous sinus.
Additional images
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Bloodvessels of the eyelids, front view.
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Lateral head anatomy detail
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Head anatomy anterior view
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Angular+vein at eMedicine Dictionary
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
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