Common facial vein

The facial vein usually unites with the anterior branch of the retromandibular vein to form the common facial vein, which crosses the external carotid artery and enters the internal jugular vein at a variable point below the hyoid bone.

Common facial vein
Veins of the head and neck.
Details
Source	facial vein
Drains to	jugular vein
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

From near its termination a communicating branch often runs down the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoideus to join the lower part of the anterior jugular vein.

The common facial vein is not present in all individuals.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 645 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (parotid2)