emissary vein occipital
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Occipital emissary vein — Vein: Occipital emissary vein Latin vena emissaria occipitalis Drains to occipital vein The occipital emissary vein is a small emissary vein which passes through the condylar canal. This article was originally based on an entry from a public… … Wikipedia
Condylar emissary vein — Vein: Condylar emissary vein Latin vena emissaria condylaris Condylar emissary vein is a vein connecting the suboccipital plexus of veins with the sigmoid sinus. Clinical significance Possible mode of transportation for disease into the cranium … Wikipedia
Occipital vein — Vein: Occipital vein Veins of the head and neck. (Occipial visible at left.) … Wikipedia
Emissary veins — Vein: Emissary veins Latin vena emissaria The emissary veins are valveless veins which normally drain external veins of the skull into the dural venous sinuses. However, because they are valveless, pus can flow into the skull through them as well … Wikipedia
Occipital sinus — Vein: Occipital sinus Dural veins … Wikipedia
Vein — A blood vessel that carries blood low in oxygen content from the body back to the heart. The deoxygenated form of hemoglobin (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood makes it appear dark. Veins are part of the afferent wing of the circulatory system… … Medical dictionary
Lateral parts of occipital bone — Infobox Bone Name = Lateral parts of occipital bone Latin = pars lateralis GraySubject = 31 GrayPage = 131 Caption = Occipital bone at birth. Caption2 = Occipital bone, inner surface. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = The lateral parts of the… … Wikipedia
Deep cervical vein — Vein: Deep cervical vein The vertebral vein Latin vena cervicalis profunda Gray s … Wikipedia
Common facial vein — Vein: Common facial vein Veins of the head and neck. Gray s subject #167 645 … Wikipedia
Middle thyroid vein — Vein: Middle thyroid vein The thyroid gland and its relations. (Middle thyroid vein labeled at center right.) … Wikipedia
