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The posterior auricular vein begins at the vertex, 

 runs behind the ear, and helps to form the external jugular 

 vein. 



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FlG. 61. The internal jugular and common facial veins and their 

 branches. The zygoma and the left side of the inferior maxilla, together 

 with the masseter, have been removed: i, Pterygoid muscle; 2, styloglossus 

 muscle; 3, sublingual gland; 4, hyoglossus muscle ; 5, geniohyoid muscle ; 

 6, mylohyoid muscle; 7, sternohyoid muscle; 8, thyrohyoid muscle; 9, 

 omohyoid muscle; 10, stylohyoid muscle; u, styloglossus muscle; 12, 

 stylopharyngeus muscle ; ji, je, internal and external jugular vein ; ph, 

 pharyngeal vein ; dl, dorsal vein of tongue ; /, lingual veins ; s, sublingual 

 vein ; tsu, superior thyroid vein ; fc, common facial vein ; fa, anterior facial 

 vein ; fa', superficial, and fa", deep branches of same ; /, frontal vein ; a, 

 angular vein ; os, superior ophthalmic vein ; n, nasal vein ; Ibs, superior labial 

 vein ; fp, posterior facial vein ; fp',fp", superficial and deep branches of 

 same; tp$, tpm, tpr, superficial, middle, and deep temporal veins; Pp, ptery- 

 goid plexus ; oi, inferior ophthalmic vein ; sea, anterior jugular vein (after 

 Henle). 



The occipital vein follows the direction of the 

 occipital artery, terminating usually in the internal 

 jugular. 



The veins of the neck, which return the blood from 



