322 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 
Fic. 131.—SUPERFICIAL VEINS AND ARTERIES OF THE FACE. 
a, external jugular vein; 4, posterior facial vein; ¢, anterior facial vein (¢’, angular 
vein; ¢”, frontal vein); ¢, communicating branch with opposite anterior facial; ¢, 
superficial branch from lower jaw; /, submental vein; g, inferior labial vein; 4, deep 
‘facial vein; 2, superior labial vein; 7, inferior palpebral vein; 4, external nasal veins; 
4, posterior auricular vein; 7, superficial temporal vein; 7, anterior auricular vein; 
o, external maxillary artery; %, inferior labial artery; 7, superior labial artery; 7, 
infraorbital arteries; s, superficial temporal artery; #, anterior auricular branch of 
posterior auricular artery. 1, M. adductor auris superior; 2, M. corrugator super- 
cilii medialis; 3, M. corrugator supercilii lateralis; 4, M. levator labii superioris aleeque 
nasi; 5, M. levator labii superioris proprius; 6, M. myrtiformis; 7, M. orbicularis 
oris; 8, M. orbicularis oculi; 9, M. masseter; 10, parotid gland; 11, 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: 
