facial vein

Examples

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• Sometimes they appear on our face as facial veins, across our nose, on our cheeks, or along our forehead.

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• The posterior facial vein is identified and retracted posterosuperiorly.

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• The facial artery and the posterior facial vein groove the posterior part of the gland.

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• The vascular supply to the gland is coagulated and ligated while both the facial artery and the posterior facial vein are preserved.

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• It passes deep into the platysma muscle and lateral to the posterior facial vein and the investing layer of the deep cervical fascia.

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• Venous drainage of the submandibular gland occurs via the posterior facial vein, which drains into the internal jugular vein.

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• The facial vein is important for draining blood from the face to maintain proper circulation.

• During the surgery, the surgeon carefully avoided damaging the facial vein to prevent excessive bleeding.

• The facial vein connects to larger veins that help return blood to the heart.

Synonyms

V

vena facialis

vsfacial vein

• Specialized

8.6

A vein that carries blood away from the face

is the common nontechnical term used instead of the anatomical name

Antonyms

F

facial artery

• Specialized

1 5.1

A blood vessel that carries blood to the face and neck

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology