Posterior auricular vein

Vein: Posterior auricular vein
Veins of the head and neck. (Posterior auricular visible behind ear.)
Lateral head anatomy detail
Latin	v. auricularis posterior
Gray's	subject #167 646
Drains from	scalp
Drains to	external jugular vein
Artery	posterior auricular artery

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.

References

• This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.

External links

• lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (parotid2)