Anterior auricular veins

Anterior auricular veins
Veins of the head and neck (anterior auricular veins not labeled, but region is visible)
Lateral head anatomy detail
Details
Drains to	Superficial temporal vein
Artery	Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery
Identifiers
Latin	Venae auriculares anteriores
Dorlands /Elsevier	v_05/12849533
TA	A12.3.05.040
FMA	70853
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

The anterior auricular veins are veins which drain the anterior aspect of the external ear. The veins drains to the superficial temporal vein.

To COS	superior sagittal straight inferior sagittal occipital

To CS	sphenoparietal intercavernous superior ophthalmic ethmoidal central retinal nasofrontal vorticose veins inferior ophthalmic

To IJV	sigmoid: transverse petrosquamous superior petrosal inferior petrosal basilar plexus internal auditory veins condylar

Facial/common facial

Direct

Brachiocephalic

Vertebral	occipital occipital emissary suboccipital venous plexus deep cervical

Direct	inferior thyroid inferior laryngeal thymic

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Anterior auricular veins

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