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Vessels

Vascular reference, course, branches, clinical landmarks, and surgical significance.

107 vessels

107 vessels in Head & Skull Clear ×

Vessel Posterior Communicating Artery arteria communicans posterior Head & Skull The posterior communicating artery (PComA) arises from the internal carotid artery just before it bifurcates into… Vessel Posterior Ethmoid Artery arteria ethmoidalis posterior Head & Skull The posterior ethmoid artery (PEA) is a smaller branch of the ophthalmic artery arising posterior to… Vessel Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery arteria cerebelli inferior posterior Head & Skull The posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is the largest branch of the vertebral artery, arising just… Vessel Posterior Superior Alveolar Artery arteria alveolaris superior posterior Head & Skull The posterior superior alveolar artery arises from the maxillary artery in the pterygopalatine fossa and descends… Vessel Posterior Temporal Artery of the PCA arteria temporalis posterior arteriae cerebri posterioris Head & Skull The posterior temporal artery is a branch of the posterior cerebral artery supplying the inferior and… Vessel Posterolateral Choroidal Artery arteria choroidea posterolateralis Head & Skull The posterolateral choroidal arteries are lateral branches of the posterior cerebral artery (from the P2 segment)… Vessel Pterygoid Venous Plexus plexus venosus pterygoideus Head & Skull The pterygoid venous plexus is a network of veins embedded within the infratemporal fossa between and… Vessel Recurrent Artery of Heubner arteria recurrens Heubneri Head & Skull The recurrent artery of Heubner (medial striate artery) is the largest of the perforating arteries to… Vessel Retromandibular Vein vena retromandibularis Head & Skull The retromandibular vein is formed within the parotid gland by the union of the superficial temporal… Vessel Sigmoid Sinus sinus sigmoideus Head & Skull The sigmoid sinus is the S-shaped continuation of the transverse sinus as it descends behind the… Vessel Sphenoparietal Sinus sinus sphenoparietalis Head & Skull The sphenoparietal sinus runs beneath the lesser wing of the sphenoid along the sphenoid ridge, draining… Vessel Straight Sinus sinus rectus Head & Skull The straight sinus runs in the junction of the falx cerebri and the tentorium cerebelli from… Vessel Submental Artery arteria submentalis Head & Skull The submental artery is the largest cervical branch of the facial artery, arising just before the… Vessel Superficial Temporal Artery arteria temporalis superficialis Head & Skull The superficial temporal artery is the terminal branch of the external carotid artery and the primary… Vessel Superficial Temporal Artery Branches arteriae temporalis superficialis, rami frontalis et parietalis Head & Skull The superficial temporal artery divides above the zygomatic arch into a frontal branch (running obliquely toward… Vessel Superficial Temporal Vein vena temporalis superficialis Head & Skull The superficial temporal vein accompanies the superficial temporal artery in the temporal region, draining the lateral… Vessel Superior Cerebellar Artery arteria cerebelli superior Head & Skull The superior cerebellar artery arises from the basilar artery just before its terminal bifurcation into the… Vessel Superior Labial Artery arteria labialis superior Head & Skull The superior labial artery is a branch of the facial artery arising just above the corner… Vessel Superior Labial Vein vena labialis superior Head & Skull The superior labial vein drains the upper lip, anastomosing with the inferior labial vein at the… Vessel Superior Ophthalmic Vein vena ophthalmica superior Head & Skull The superior ophthalmic vein is the dominant venous drainage of the orbit, running from the medial… Vessel Superior Petrosal Sinus sinus petrosus superior Head & Skull The superior petrosal sinus runs along the superior border of the petrous bone in the attached… Vessel Superior Sagittal Sinus sinus sagittalis superior Head & Skull The superior sagittal sinus runs in the midline along the superior border of the falx cerebri… Vessel Supraorbital Artery arteria supraorbitalis Head & Skull The supraorbital artery is a branch of the ophthalmic artery that exits the orbit through the… Vessel Supratrochlear Artery arteria supratrochlearis Head & Skull The supratrochlear artery is a terminal branch of the ophthalmic artery that exits the orbit at…