maxillary vein
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~ posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein
lumbar vein
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~ veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses
long saphenous vein
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~ the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein
pharyngeal vein
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~ veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein
peroneal vein
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~ accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein
pericardial vein
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~ several small veins from the pericardium
perforating vein
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~ veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein
parotid vein
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~ parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein
paraumbilical vein
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~ small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins
phrenic vein
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~ either of two veins that drain the diaphragm
pectoral vein
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~ veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein
nasofrontal vein
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~ a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein
musculophrenic vein
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~ veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen
scrotal vein
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~ veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins
sacral vein
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~ vein of the sacral region
ophthalmic vein
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~ either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus
pancreatic vein
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~ veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins
ovarian vein
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~ one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein
palatine vein
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~ a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein
oblique vein of the left atrium
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~ a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium