Objectives: The objective of this study was to find out vascular variations in the face and neck region.

Materials and Methods: 75 cadavers of both sexes have been used in the current study. Head and neck dissections of these cadavers were done in the department of anatomy, Kasturba Medical College and Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal.

Results: Out of 75 cadavers, we observed five variations in four different cadavers, the findings include; facial vein continuing as external jugular vein after receiving retromandibular and submental veins, low bifurcation of common carotid artery and anomalous branching of external carotid artery, lateral position of external carotid artery, common facial vein draining into external jugular vein, anomalous formation of external jugular vein.

Conclusion: A sound anatomic knowledge of vessels of head and neck is essential. Variations of the superficial venous system and knowledge of variations of the arteries and their branches and their recognition during diagnostic imaging are important for vascular surgical procedures. Since the blood vessels of the head and neck region have immense surgical and diagnostic importance, this study was worthwhile.©2008,Firat University, Medical Faculty