Blood vessel supplying blood to the superficial face
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Facial artery
The arteries of the face and scalp. (External maxillary visible at bottom center.)
Outline of side of face, showing chief surface markings. (Label for "Ext. Max. Art." at bottom left.)
The facial artery (external maxillary artery in older texts) is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies structures of the superficial face.
The facialartery (external maxillary artery in older texts) is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies structures of the superficial face...
transverse facialartery is an artery that branches from the superficial temporal artery and runs across the face. The transverse facialartery is given...
The lingual artery arises from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid artery and facialartery. It can be located easily in the tongue...
temporal artery is a major artery of the head. It arises from the external carotid artery when it splits into the superficial temporal artery and maxillary...
The tonsillar artery (or tonsillar branch of the facialartery) is (usually) a branch of the facialartery (though it sometimes arises from the ascending...
The ascending palatine artery is an artery is a branch of the facialartery which ascends along the neck before splitting into two terminal branches; one...
The superior labial artery (superior labial branch of facialartery) is larger and more egregious than the inferior labial artery. It follows a similar...
The submental artery is the largest branch of the facialartery in the neck. It arises from the facialartery just as the facialartery splits the submandibular...
The angular artery is an artery of the face. It is the terminal part of the facialartery. It ascends to the medial angle of the eye's orbit. It is accompanied...
arteries: the dorsal lingual artery (of the lingual artery), ascending palatine artery (of the facialartery), tonsillar branch (of the facialartery)...
maxillary artery" was used to describe what is now known as the facialartery (per Terminologia anatomica.) Currently, the term "external maxillary artery" is...
vein where it also receives a small nasal branch. It lies behind the facialartery and follows a less tortuous course. It receives blood from the external...
contralateral fellow, and with the lateral nasal branch of the facialartery. The dorsal nasal artery contributes arterial supply to the lacrimal sac, and the...
The lateral nasal branch of facialartery (lateral nasal artery) is derived from the facialartery as that vessel ascends along the side of the nose. It...
external carotid artery, including branches of the facialartery and maxillary artery. The named arteries of the nose are: Sphenopalatine artery and greater...
facial canal, supplies the facial nerve, and anastomoses with the stylomastoid branch of the posterior auricular artery. A superior tympanic artery runs...
branch and zygomatic branch of the facial nerve (CN VII). The muscle receives arterial supply from the superior labial artery. The zygomaticus major muscle...
carotid artery External carotid artery and some of its branches: Superior thyroid artery, Ascending pharyngeal artery, Lingual artery, Facialartery, Occipital...
The glandular branches of the facialartery (submaxillary branches) consist of three or four large vessels, which supply the submandibular gland, some...
gland, superficial to which is the anterior facial vein, while imbedded in the gland is the facialartery and its glandular branches. Beneath the gland...
vascularised by facial, angular and/or inferior orbital arteries. The facialartery supplies the platysma and goes on as the angular artery, which connects...
of the nose, then running anti-parallel to the facialartery across the lateral oral region. The arteries of the face and scalp. This article incorporates...
as other facial expressions. The marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve is found superficial to the facialartery and (anterior) facial vein. Thus...
the buccal branch of the facial nerve (CN VII). The risorius receives arterial supply mostly from the superior labial artery. The risorius muscle is highly...
inferior labial artery (inferior labial branch of facialartery) arises near the angle of the mouth as a branch of the facialartery; it passes upward...
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