SuperficialHeadandNeck
1
Plate3

Parietal emissary vein
Middle temporal artery and vein
Zygomatico-orbital artery
Transverse facial
artery and vein
Supra-orbital
artery and vein
Supratrochlear
artery and vein
Nasofrontal vein
Facial artery and vein
Dorsal nasal
artery and vein
Zygomaticotemporal
artery and vein
Angular
artery
and vein
Zygomatico-
facial artery
and vein
Infra-orbital
artery and vein
Deep facial vein
(from pterygoid
plexus)
Anterior
auricular
arteries
Occipital artery
and vein (
cut
)
Posterior auricular
artery and vein
External jugular vein (
cut
)
Retromandibular vein
Internal jugular vein
Internal carotid artery
External carotid artery
Common carotid artery
Lingual artery and vein
Sources of arterial supply of face
Black: from internal carotid artery (via ophthalmic artery)
Branches of
superficial temporal
artery and vein
Scalp
Frontal
Parietal
Red: from external carotid artery
Skin and
subcutaneous tissue
Epicranial aponeurosis
(
cut to reveal skull
)
Mastoid emissary
vein and meningeal
branch of occipital
artery (posterior
meningeal artery)
Common facial vein
SuperficialArteriesandVeinsofFaceandScalp
See±also±
Plates 51, 72, 73
±
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