Ethmoidal veins

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Ethmoidal veins
Details
Drains to Superior ophthalmic vein
Artery Anterior ethmoidal artery, posterior ethmoidal artery
Identifiers
Latin venae ethmoidales
TA98 A12.3.06.104
TA2 4889, 4890
FMA 70881
Anatomical terminology

The ethmoidal veins are the venae comitantes (accompanying veins) of the anterior and posterior ethmoidal arteries, responsible for the venous drainage of blood from the roof, upper lateral, and medial walls of the nasal cavity, the dorsum of the nose, and from the dura mater of the anterior cranial fossa. [1]

References

  1. "Ethmoidal Veins | Complete Anatomy". www.elsevier.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.