Angular vein

Angular vein
	Veins of the head and neck (angular visible at center right.)
	File:Gray572.png Veins of orbit.
Details
Latin	Vena angularis
Source	Supraorbital vein
Drains to	Facial vein
Artery	Angular artery
Identifiers
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The angular vein is the upper most segment of the facial vein, above its junction with the superior labial vein. It is formed by the junction of the supratrochlear vein and supraorbital vein, runs obliquely downward by the side of the nose, passes under zygomaticus major and joins with the superior labial vein.

The angular vein is linked with the cavernous sinus by the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins which are devoid of valves. It receives the lateral nasal veins from the ala of the nose, and the inferior palpebral vein.

Clinical significance

Any infection of the mouth or face can spread via the angular veins to the cavernous sinuses resulting in thrombosis.

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

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