The buccal artery (buccinator artery) is a small artery in the head. It branches off the second part of the maxillary artery and supplies the cheek and buccinator muscle. ==Course== It runs obliquely forward, between the pterygoideus internus and the insertion of the temporalis, to the outer surface of the buccinator, to which it is distributed, a...
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<anatomy, artery> Origin, maxillary; distribution, buccinator muscle, skin, and mucous membrane of cheek; anastomoses, buccal branch of facial. ... Synonym: arteria buccalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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origin, maxillary artery; branches, none; distribution, buccinator muscle, mucous membrane of mouth.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. origin, maxillary; distribution, buccinator muscle, skin, and mucous membrane of cheek; anastomosis, buccal branch of facial artery. Synonyms: arteria buccalis
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The buccal artery is a small artery that originates from the maxillary artery and runs along the ramus of the jaw to the outer surface of the buccinator. The branches of the buccal artery, along with branches of the facial artery, supply the buccinator muscle, the mucosa of the maxillary gums, and the mucosa and skin of the cheeks.
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n] - a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek
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arteria buccalis noun a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek
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