Superficial temporal vein

Superficial temporal vein

Anatomy

Course
Begins in a venous plexus on the side of the scalp. It travels through the connective tissue layer of the scalp, to just above the parotid gland, where it unites with the maxillary vein to form the retromandibular vein.

Drain

Drains the superficial temporal aspect of the scalp.

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