The

anterior facial vein Standard anatomical terms of location are used to unambiguously describe the anatomy of animals, including humans. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position prov ...

receives a branch of considerable size, the deep facial vein, from the

pterygoid venous plexus The pterygoid plexus (;Entry "pterygoid"
in

References

External links

* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM Veins of the head and neck {{circulatory-stub