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auricular vein
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Any vein serving the ear region [ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/auricular+vein ]
Term info
Label
auricular vein
Synonyms
- vena auriculares
- venae auriculares
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uberon
id
UBERON:0006197
taxon notes
In humans this refers to either the anterior or posterior auricular vein, passing in front of or behind the ear. This class also groups other auricular veins, including the greater, ventral, central auricular nerves. These may exhibit different branching structures. In the pig, the external jugular branches to the maxillary to the caudal auricular to the middle auricular, then onto various unique patterns
Term relations
Subclass of:
- head blood vessel
- neck blood vessel
- craniocervical region vein
- drains some external ear
- part of some external jugular vein
- tributary_of some external jugular vein