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VEINS OF THE HEAD AND NECK. 



TABLE OF THE CHIEF VEINS OF THE HEAD AND NECK. 



Innominate / 

 is joined by 



Internal ju- 

 gular 



j 



Superior longitudinal 

 sinus (on right side) 



fl. Lateral sinus . , straight sinus (on left side)/ ^nuT longitudinal 

 occipital sinus ( veins of Galen 



2, inferior petrosal 

 sinus. 



' superior petrosal sinus 



Cavernous sinus and 

 >phthalmic veins. 



3, pharyngeal . 



4. lingual . 



fMeningeal branches 

 -j prevertebral 

 I pharyngeal. 



f Superficial dorsal 

 -[ lingual 

 tranine. 



f Angular . 



inferior palpebral 

 lateral nasal 



5. facial . 



(Supraorbital 

 frontal 

 palpebral 

 nasal 



I Nasal veins 



anterior internal maxil- vidian 

 lary 1 superior palatine 



' infraorbital 



labial I posterior dental 



submental 

 inferior palatine 

 tonsillar 

 glandular 



anterior part of temporo- 



\ maxillary . . . (The trunk formed as 

 shown below). 



f TTU-..^ A 



. superior thyroid 



7. middle thyroid. /Anterior 



/I. Posterior part of tern- posterior 



poro-inaxillary vein, I middle temporal 

 formed by temporal . 1 parotid 



j anterior auricular 

 Uransverse facial 



/ Middle meningeal 

 inferior dental 



4 deep temporal 

 pterygoid 



Vmasseteric. 



subclavian . External jugular 



and internal maxillary 



vertebral 



internal 

 main nia,r y 



inferior 

 \ thyroid. 



/ Spinal 



J deep cervical 



1 anterior verte . 



\ highest intercostal. 



2. posterior auricular 



3. transverse cervical 



4. suprascapular 

 \5. anterior jugular. 



Occipital. 



( Superficial cervical 

 1 posterior scapular. 



