Posterior auricular vein

Posterior auricular vein
	Veins of the head and neck. (Posterior auricular visible behind ear.)
	Lateral head anatomy detail
Details
Drains from	Scalp
Drains to	External jugular vein
Artery	Posterior auricular artery
Identifiers
Latin	Vena auricularis posterior
TA	A12.3.05.046
FMA	50851
	Anatomical terminology

The posterior auricular vein begins upon the side of the head, in a plexus which communicates with the tributaries of the occipital vein and superficial temporal veins.

It descends behind the auricula, and joins the posterior division of the posterior facial vein to form the external jugular vein.

It receive the stylomastoid vein, and some tributaries from the cranial surface of the auricula.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 646 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (parotid2)

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