Drains from temple, scalp Dorlands
/Elsevier v_05/12851960 | Drains to retromandibular vein TA A12.3.05.032 | |
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Artery superficial temporal artery Latin venae temporales superficiales | ||
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.
From this network frontal and parietal branches arise, and unite above the zygomatic arch to form the trunk of the vein, which is joined by the middle temporal vein emerging from the temporalis muscle.
It then crosses the posterior root of the zygomatic arch, enters the substance of the parotid gland, and unites with the internal maxillary vein to form the posterior facial vein.
Tributaries
The superficial temporal vein receives in its course the following:
References
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