Internal maxillary vein
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The maxillary veins consist of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery
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It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus
, and passes backward between the sphenomandibular ligament
and the neck of the mandible, and unites with the superficial temporal vein
to form the retromandibular vein.
Internal maxillary artery
The maxillary artery is an artery that supplies deep structures of the face. It branches from the external carotid artery just deep to the neck of the mandible.-Structure:...
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It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus
Pterygoid plexus
The pterygoid plexus is a venous plexus of considerable size, and is situated between the temporalis muscle and lateral pterygoid muscle, and partly between the two pterygoid muscles.-Tributaries received:...
, and passes backward between the sphenomandibular ligament
Sphenomandibular ligament
The sphenomandibular ligament is a flat, thin band which is attached above to the spina angularis of the sphenoid bone, and, becoming broader as it descends, is fixed to the lingula of the mandibular foramen...
and the neck of the mandible, and unites with the superficial temporal vein
Superficial temporal vein
-Path:It begins on the side and vertex of the skull in a plexus which communicates with the frontal vein and supraorbital vein, with the corresponding vein of the opposite side, and with the posterior auricular vein and occipital vein....
to form the retromandibular vein.