Posterior division of retromandibular vein
Divisio posterior venae retromandibularis
Definition
The posterior division of retromandibular vein (posterior branch of retromandibular vein) pierces the investing layer of deep cervical fascia, posteroinferior to the mandibular angle, and joins the posterior auricular vein just below the apex of the parotid gland, to form the external jugular vein.
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