Pterygoid plexus

Pterygoid plexus
Veins of the head and neck.
Details
Drains toMaxillary vein
ArteryMaxillary artery
Identifiers
Latinplexus venosus pterygoideus,
plexus pterygoideus
TA98A12.3.05.036
TA24836
FMA50944
Anatomical terminology

The pterygoid plexus (/ˈtɛrɪɡɔɪd/;[1] from Greek pteryx, "wing" and eidos, "shape") is a fine venous plexus upon and within the lateral pterygoid muscle. It drains by a short maxillary vein.[2]

  1. ^ Entry "pterygoid" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
  2. ^ Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). Last's Anatomy (12th ed.). p. 364. ISBN 978-0-7295-3752-0.
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