| Anterior auricular veins | |
|---|---|
 Veins of the head and neck (anterior auricular veins not labeled, but region is visible) | |
 Lateral head anatomy detail | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | Superficial temporal vein |
| Artery | Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery[1] |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae auriculares anteriores |
| TA98 | A12.3.05.040 |
| TA2 | 4840 |
| FMA | 70853 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The anterior auricular veins are veins which drain the anterior aspect of the external ear.[2] The veins drains to the superficial temporal vein.[3]
- ^ Susan Standring (7 August 2015). Gray's Anatomy E-Book: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 500. ISBN 978-0-7020-6851-5.
- ^ Henry Gray (1867). Anatomy, descriptive and surgical. Henry C. Lea. pp. 459.
- ^ Jean Cruveilhier (1844). The Anatomy of the Human Body. Harper & Brothers. pp. 590.