Body Region: Head & Skull

  • May 2, 2026
    The posterior ethmoid artery (PEA) is a smaller branch of the ophthalmic artery arising posterior to the AEA, passing through…
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    The choroidal arteries supply the choroid plexus and adjacent brain structures: the anterior choroidal artery (from the internal carotid or…
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    The diploic veins are valveless venous channels within the cancellous bone (diploe) of the skull, running in bony canals lined…
  • May 2, 2026
    The great vein of Galen (vena magna cerebri) is a short but large unpaired midline vein formed by the union…
  • May 2, 2026
    The supraorbital artery is a branch of the ophthalmic artery that exits the orbit through the supraorbital notch or foramen…
  • May 2, 2026
    The lacrimal artery is the largest branch of the ophthalmic artery, arising near the optic foramen and running along the…
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    The thalamostriate vein (terminal vein) runs in the groove between the thalamus and the caudate nucleus in the floor of…
  • May 2, 2026
    The superficial temporal vein accompanies the superficial temporal artery in the temporal region, draining the lateral scalp and temple. It…
  • May 2, 2026
    The superior labial vein drains the upper lip, anastomosing with the inferior labial vein at the commissure and draining into…
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    The inferior labial vein drains the lower lip and mental region, running in the submucosa of the lower lip and…

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