part_of part of part of tributary of face internal jugular vein facial vein Wikipedia:Facial_vein AAO:0010513 vein of face UBERON:0001653 EMAPA:19220 NCIT:C32579 MA:0002115 FMA:50874 The anterior facial vein (facial vein) commences at the side of the root of the nose, and is a direct continuation of the angular vein where it also receives a small nasal branch. It lies behind the facial artery and follows a less tortuous course. It receives blood from the external palatine vein before it either joins the anterior branch of the retromandibular vein to form the common facial vein, or drains directly into the internal jugular vein. [WP,unvetted]. SCTID:181374006 face vein head blood vessel craniocervical region vein