Maxillary vein

Internal maxillary vein
Veins of the head and neck. (Internal maxillary vein visible at center.)
Lateral head anatomy detail
Details
Drains to	retromandibular vein
Artery	maxillary artery
Identifiers
Latin	venae maxillares
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12850911
TA	A12.3.05.035
FMA	70850
Anatomical terminology []

The maxillary veins (internal maxillary vein in older sources) consist of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery.

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.

Head anatomy anterior view

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