The Anthromica Library
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- Angular veinVena angularisA short vein at the inner corner of the eye that forms the uppermost part of the facial vein beside the nose.
- Anterior division of retromandibular veinDivisio anterior venae mandibularisThe forward branch of the retromandibular vein, which leaves the parotid gland to join the facial vein below the jaw.
- Anterior intercavernous sinusSinus intercavernosus anteriorA small dural venous sinus crossing the midline in front of the pituitary gland, joining the two cavernous sinuses.
- Anterior jugular veinVena iugularis anteriorA superficial vein running down the front of the neck beside the midline, from near the hyoid bone to the root of the neck.
- External jugular veinVena iugularis externaA large superficial vein that crosses the side of the neck from the angle of the jaw to the subclavian vein.
- Facial veinVena facialisThe main vein of the face, running from beside the nose down across the cheek and jaw into the neck.
- Inferior labial veinsVenae labiales inferioresSmall veins of the lower lip and chin that carry blood into the facial vein near the corner of the mouth.
- Inferior ophthalmic veinVena ophthalmica inferiorA vein of the lower orbit that drains muscles and tissues below the eye towards the cavernous sinus and the pterygoid plexus.
- Inferior petrosal sinusSinus petrosus inferiorA paired dural venous sinus on the skull base, carrying blood from the cavernous sinus to the internal jugular vein.
- Inferior sagittal sinusSinus sagittalis inferiorA small midline dural venous sinus running along the free lower edge of the falx cerebri, above the corpus callosum.
- Lingual veinVena lingualisThe vein draining the tongue, formed below and behind it and ending in the internal jugular vein in the neck.
- Maxillary veinsVenae maxillaresA short venous trunk behind the neck of the mandible that carries blood from the pterygoid plexus to the retromandibular vein.
- Occipital sinusSinus occipitalisThe smallest dural venous sinus, running in the attached edge of the falx cerebelli from the foramen magnum up to the confluence of sinuses.
- Occipital veinVena occipitalisA vein of the back of the scalp that drains the occipital region and links with the dural sinuses through emissary veins.
- Posterior auricular veinVena auricularis posteriorA scalp vein that descends behind the ear and joins the retromandibular vein to form the external jugular vein.
- Posterior division of retromandibular veinDivisio posterior venae retromandibularisThe backward branch of the retromandibular vein, which joins the posterior auricular vein below the ear to start the external jugular vein.
- Posterior intercavernous sinusSinus intercavernosus posteriorA small dural venous sinus crossing the midline behind the pituitary gland, joining the two cavernous sinuses.
- Retromandibular veinVena retromandibularisA vein inside the parotid gland behind the jaw, formed by the temporal and maxillary veins and dividing near the jaw angle.
- Sigmoid sinusSinus sigmoideusAn S-shaped dural venous sinus on the inside of the skull behind the ear, carrying blood from the transverse sinus to the jugular foramen.
- Straight sinusSinus rectusA midline dural venous sinus along the junction of the falx cerebri and tentorium, draining the deep brain to the back of the head.
- Submental veinVena submentalisA vein under the chin that follows the submental artery along the floor of the mouth and drains into the facial vein.
- Superficial temporal veinsVenae temporales superficialesA scalp vein at the side of the head that runs down in front of the ear into the parotid gland.
- Superior labial veinVena labialis superiorA small vein that drains the upper lip and runs outwards to join the facial vein near the angle of the mouth.
- Superior ophthalmic veinVena ophthalmica superiorThe main vein of the orbit, running from the inner corner of the eye back through the superior orbital fissure into the cavernous sinus.