Posterior Facial Vein (Noun)
Meaning
Posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The surgeon used pre- and intra-operative imaging techniques to locate the precise course of the posterior facial vein.
- Blood was collected from the area but careful not to damage the posterior facial vein to avoid further complications.
- It was crucial to the surgery's success that they first identified where the temporal veins united to form the posterior facial vein.
- A key landmark anatomists observed was that the posterior facial vein lay anterior to the parotid gland.
- Because they relied on small arteries and numerous temporal branches including the posterior facial vein, superficial tumors were particularly challenging to treat.