Supraorbital vein

The supraorbital vein begins on the forehead where it communicates with the frontal branch of the superficial temporal vein.

Supraorbital vein
Veins of the head and neck. (Supraorbital vein visible at upper right.)
The tarsi and their ligaments. Right eye; front view. (Supraorbital vessels labeled at upper right.)
Details
Drains fromforehead
Drains toangular
Arterysupra-orbital
Identifiers
Latinvena supraorbitalis
TAA12.3.05.021
FMA50904
Anatomical terminology

It runs downward superficial to the Frontalis muscle, and joins the frontal vein at the medial angle of the orbit to form the angular vein.

Previous to its junction with the frontal vein, it sends through the supraorbital notch into the orbit a branch which communicates with the ophthalmic vein; as this vessel passes through the notch, it receives the frontal diploic vein through a foramen at the bottom of the notch.

The areas drained by this vessel are the forehead, eyebrow and upper eyelid.

Additional images
  • Bloodvessels of the eyelids, front view.
  • Lateral head anatomy detail
  • Head anatomy anterior view
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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 645 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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