the common facial vein, closely follows the facial artery. It originates as the angular vein (5) where the veins of the forehead (6), bridge of the nose (7), supraorbital rim (8), and lower eyelid (9) join.

From the inner corner of the eye, the facial vein descends in the soft tissues of the face toward the mandibular angle. Near the eye and nose the facial artery and vein lie close to one another. In the cheek, they diverge considerably, with the vein lying posteri-

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