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THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. 



tongue. The communicating branch receives also near its 

 junction with the anterior facial a rather large superficial branch 

 (e) which comes from the sides of the lower jaw and passes 



FiQ. 131. — Superficial Veins and Arteries of the Face. 

 a, external jugular vein; d, posterior facial vein; c, anterior facial vein (c*, angular 

 vein; i", frontal vein); (/, communicating branch with opjiosite anterior facial; e, 

 superficial branch from lower jaw; /, submental vein; g, inferior labial vein; /i, ileep 

 facial vein; /, superior labial vein;/', inferior palpebral vein; /(■, external nasal veins; 

 /, ]iosterior auricular vein; ///, superficial temporal vein; n, anterior auricular vein; 

 o, external maxillary artery; />, inferior labial artery; 1/, superior labial artery; r, 

 infraorbital arteries; s, superficial temporal artery; if, anterior auricular branch of 

 posterior auricular artery. I, M. adductor auris sujierior; 2, M. corrugator super- 

 cilii medialis; 3, M. corrugator sujiercilii lateralis; 4, AI. levator labii superioris alreque 

 nasi; 5, M. levator labii superioris proprius; 6, M. myrtiformis; 7, M. orbicularis 

 oris; 8, M. orbicularis oculi; 9, M. masseter; 10, parotid gland; li, submaxillary 

 gland; 12, lymphatic glands. 



across the lymphatic gland (12) to join the communicating 

 branch. 



The following larger branches of the anterior facial are not 

 described above: 



