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what are the chief facial veins? 3
what is the problem with them?
what is the problem with them?
facial vein retromandibular and superficial temporal vein.
- valveless, and pressure or blockage can therefore cause blood to flow into the cavernous sinus.
- facial vein sommunicates with the cranial cavitz via ophthalmic veins and the pterygoid plexus
-infection from a danger area (e.g. pimple on nose) can spread to the cavernous sinus with grave consequences (cavernous sinus thrombosis).
- valveless, and pressure or blockage can therefore cause blood to flow into the cavernous sinus.
- facial vein sommunicates with the cranial cavitz via ophthalmic veins and the pterygoid plexus
-infection from a danger area (e.g. pimple on nose) can spread to the cavernous sinus with grave consequences (cavernous sinus thrombosis).
