== Structure == The facial artery arises in the carotid triangle from the external carotid artery a little above the lingual artery and, sheltered by the ramus of the mandible, passes obliquely up beneath the digastric and stylohyoid muscles, over which it arches to enter a groove on the posterior surface of the submandibular gland. It then curves...
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<anatomy, artery> Origin, external carotid; branches, ascending palatine, tonsillar and glandular branches, submental, inferior labial, superior labial, masseteric, buccal, lateral nasal branches, and angular. ... Synonym: arteria facialis, arteria maxillaris externa, external maxillary artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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origin, external carotid artery; branches, ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, inferior labial, superior labial, septal, lateral nasal, angular, glandular; distribution, face, tonsil, palate, submandibular gland.
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The artery which originates from the external carotid and branches into the ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, inferior labial, superior labial, septal, lateral nasal, angular, and glandular arteries.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. origin, anterior branch (typically, the third) of the external carotid; branches, ascending palatine, tonsillar and glandular branches, submental, inferior labial, superior labial, masseteric, buccal, lateral nasal branches, and angular. Synonyms: arteria facialis, arteria maxillaris externa, external maxillary artery &.....
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The facial artery runs upward from the external carotid in the neck, beneath the stylohyoid muscle, and extends forward along the lower jaw bone on a line with the corners of the mouth. The artery then extends upward across the cheek and along the side of the nose and terminates at the inner canthus of the eye. The artery has many curves and bends ...
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n] - an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face
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arteria facialis noun an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face
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