Anterior auricular veins explained

Anterior auricular veins
Latin:	venae auriculares anteriores
Drainsto:	Superficial temporal vein
Artery:	Anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery^[1]

The anterior auricular veins are veins which drain the anterior aspect of the external ear.^[2] The veins drains to the superficial temporal vein.^[3]

See also

• Posterior auricular vein

Notes and References

1. Book: Susan Standring. Gray's Anatomy E-Book: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 7 August 2015. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-0-7020-6851-5. 500.
2. Book: Henry Gray. Anatomy, descriptive and surgical. 1867. Henry C. Lea. 459.
3. Book: Jean Cruveilhier. The Anatomy of the Human Body. 1844. Harper & Brothers. 590.