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/; 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.

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