Espiral Atlas
VeinHead and neck

Facial vein

vena facialis

Internal jugular vein, directly or indirectly, in front of or just below the level of the hyoid. It receives the deep facial vein (from the pterygoid plexus) and, sometimes, the superior thyroid, lingual or sublingual.

Head and neck – 3D human anatomy atlas

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Related clinical cases

  • Tromboflebite da veia facial e triângulo de perigo da face

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