loading...| Preferred Name | maxillary vein | |
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A vein that consists of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus, and passes backward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible, and unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein. [WP,unvetted]. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001660 |
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false |
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maxillary vein |
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| definition |
A vein that consists of a short trunk which accompanies the first part of the internal maxillary artery. It is formed by a confluence of the veins of the pterygoid plexus, and passes backward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible, and unites with the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein. [WP,unvetted]. |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Gray557.png |
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uberon |
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UBERON:0001660 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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maxillary vein |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001660 |
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maxillary vein |
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| taxon_notes |
in horses, a branch of the external jugular gives off the occipital and caudal auricular vein |
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MA:0002169 UMLS:C0226524 NCIT:C32855 Wikipedia:Maxillary_vein FMA:50941 SCTID:29972009 EMAPA:37169 |
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