Pharyngeal veins
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The pharyngeal veins begin in the pharyngeal plexus
on the outer surface of the pharynx
, and, after receiving some posterior meningeal veins and the vein of the pterygoid canal
, end in the internal jugular.
They occasionally open into the facial
, lingual
, or superior thyroid vein
.
Pharyngeal plexus
Pharyngeal plexus can refer to:* Pharyngeal plexus of vagus nerve* Pharyngeal plexus...
on the outer surface of the pharynx
Pharynx
The human pharynx is the part of the throat situated immediately posterior to the mouth and nasal cavity, and anterior to the esophagus and larynx. The human pharynx is conventionally divided into three sections: the nasopharynx , the oropharynx , and the laryngopharynx...
, and, after receiving some posterior meningeal veins and the vein of the pterygoid canal
Pterygoid canal
The pterygoid canal is a passage in the skull leading from just anterior to the foramen lacerum in the middle cranial fossa to the pterygopalatine fossa.-Structure:...
, end in the internal jugular.
They occasionally open into the facial
Facial
A facial is a procedure involving a variety of skin treatments, including: steam, exfoliation, extraction, creams, lotions, facial masks, peels, and massage...
, lingual
Lingual
Lingual may refer to:* Rap Crew, LINGUAL, an underground widespread hip-hop group from Berlin, Germany. The Group was founded in 2010 with their former member Freddy K. Their music is based on oldschool features with mixtures of Rap, Funk and Jazz and consists of 4 members, Sam-Which, Kurt...
, or superior thyroid vein
Superior thyroid vein
The superior thyroid vein begins in the substance and on the surface of the thyroid gland, by tributaries corresponding with the branches of the superior thyroid artery, and ends in the upper part of the internal jugular vein....
.