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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| alternative label |
venae auricularis posterior posterior auricular vein |
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| connected to | ||
| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:37138 UMLS:C0226544 SCTID:150188002 NCIT:C33349 Wikipedia:Posterior_auricular_vein FMA:50851 MA:0002090 |
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| 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_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
venae auricularis posterior |
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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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| label |
posterior auricular vein |
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| notation |
UBERON:0006199 |
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| note |
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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| preferred label |
posterior auricular vein |
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| prefLabel |
posterior auricular vein |
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| tributary of | ||
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