facial vein

Introduction

A continuation of the angular vein at the medial angle of the eye. It passes inferiorly & laterally joining a large communicating branch of the retromandibular vein below the inferior border of the mandible before emptying into the internal jugular vein.

More general terms

• vein

Additional terms

• angular vein
• deep facial vein
• internal jugular vein
• retromandibular vein