Retromandibular vein

The retromandibular vein (temporomaxillary vein, posterior facial vein) is a major vein of the face.

Posterior facial vein
Veins of the head and neck
(retromandibular vein visible at center).
Dissection, showing salivary glands of right side (retromandibular vein visible at bottom center).
Details
SourceSuperficial temporal vein,
maxillary veins
Drains toExternal jugular vein
ArteryFacial artery
Identifiers
LatinVena retromandibularis,
vena facialis posterior
TA98A12.3.05.031
TA24831
FMA50928
Anatomical terminology

Anatomy

Origin

The retromandibular vein is formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins.[1][2]

Course

It descends in the substance of the parotid gland, superficial to the external carotid artery (but beneath the facial nerve),[3] between the ramus of the mandible and the sternocleidomastoideus muscle.

It terminates by dividing into two branches:

Function

The retromandibular vein provides venous drainage to the superior cranium, and significant drainage to the ear.[6]

Clinical significance

Parrot's sign is a sensation of pain when pressure is applied to the retromandibular region.

Additional images

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 646 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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