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veins have an important role in selective cooling of the head. They also serve as routes where infections are carried into the cranial cavity from the extracranial veins to the intracranial veins.

There are several types of emissary veins including the posterior condyloid, mastoid, occipital and parietal emissary veins.

Structure

There are also emissary veins passing through the foramen ovale, jugular foramen,

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