Vena Auricularis (Noun)
Meaning
One of two veins serving the ear region.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Anatomists identify the anterior vena auricularis as one of the two veins that serve the ear region in mammals.
- The vena auricularis receives deoxygenated blood coming from various parts of the external ear.
- Blood from the anterior vena auricularis joins that from other auricular veins to eventually flow into the posterior facial vein.
- Researchers are studying the possible variations of the vena auricularis in human anatomy to improve ear surgery techniques.
- The vena auricularis assists in draining deoxygenated blood from the intricate network of blood vessels within the human ear.