Posterior auricular vein

Posterior auricular vein
Veins of the head and neck. (Posterior auricular visible behind ear.)
Lateral head anatomy detail
Details
Drains from	Scalp
Drains to	External jugular vein
Artery	Posterior auricular artery
Identifiers
Latin	Vena auricularis posterior
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12849539
TA	A12.3.05.046
FMA	50851
Anatomical terminology []

The posterior auricular vein begins upon the side of the head, in a plexus which communicates with the tributaries of the occipital vein and superficial temporal veins.

It descends behind the auricula, and joins the posterior division of the posterior facial vein to form the external jugular.

It receive the stylomastoid vein, and some tributaries from the cranial surface of the auricula.