facial vein

Synonyms:

vena facialis

Types:

anterior facial vein, vena facialis anterior

a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein

posterior facial vein, retromandibular vein, vena retromandibularis

posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear

Type of:

vein, vena, venous blood vessel

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart