loading...| Preferred Name | posterior auricular vein | |
| Synonyms |
venae auricularis posterior posterior auricular vein |
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| Definitions |
The posterior auricular vein begins upon the side of the head, in a plexus which communicates with the tributaries of the occipital vein and superficial temporal veins. It descends behind the auricula, and joins the posterior division of the posterior facial vein to form the external jugular. It receive the stylomastoid vein, and some tributaries from the cranial surface of the auricula. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006199 |
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| altLabel |
venae auricularis posterior posterior auricular vein |
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| ccf_is_provisional |
false |
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| ccf_part_of | ||
| ccf_pref_label |
posterior auricular vein |
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| connected to | ||
| definition |
The posterior auricular vein begins upon the side of the head, in a plexus which communicates with the tributaries of the occipital vein and superficial temporal veins. It descends behind the auricula, and joins the posterior division of the posterior facial vein to form the external jugular. It receive the stylomastoid vein, and some tributaries from the cranial surface of the auricula. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Gray557.png |
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| external_ontology_notes |
check placement of MA class |
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| has exact synonym |
posterior auricular vein |
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| has part | ||
| has related synonym |
venae auricularis posterior |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0006199 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| isDefinedBy | ||
| label |
posterior auricular vein |
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| notation |
UBERON:0006199 |
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| overlaps | ||
| prefLabel |
posterior auricular vein |
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| xRef |
SCTID:150188002 Wikipedia:Posterior_auricular_vein EMAPA:37138 FMA:50851 UMLS:C0226544 MA:0002090 NCIT:C33349 |
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| subClassOf |