Preferred Label : superior ophthalmic vein;
Uberon definition : The superior ophthalmic vein begins at the inner angle of the orbit in a vein named
the nasofrontal which communicates anteriorly with the angular vein; it pursues the
same course as the ophthalmic artery, and receives tributaries corresponding to the
branches of that vessel. Forming a short single trunk, it passes between the two heads
of the Rectus lateralis and through the medial part of the superior orbital fissure,
and ends in the cavernous sinus. The ethmoidal veins drain into the superior ophthalmic
vein. Vorticose veins also drain into the superior ophthalmic vein.;
Uberon related term : posterior ethmoidal vein; superior ophthalmic; anterior ethmoidal vein; superior opthalmic vein;
Origin ID : 0011192;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
The superior ophthalmic vein begins at the inner angle of the orbit in a vein named
the nasofrontal which communicates anteriorly with the angular vein; it pursues the
same course as the ophthalmic artery, and receives tributaries corresponding to the
branches of that vessel. Forming a short single trunk, it passes between the two heads
of the Rectus lateralis and through the medial part of the superior orbital fissure,
and ends in the cavernous sinus. The ethmoidal veins drain into the superior ophthalmic
vein. Vorticose veins also drain into the superior ophthalmic vein.
