The lacrimal artery arises close to the optic foramen, and is one of the largest branches derived from the ophthalmic artery: not infrequently it is given off before the artery enters the orbit. It accompanies the lacrimal nerve along the upper border of the lateral rectus and supplies the lacrimal gland. ==Branches== Its terminal branches, escapi...
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<anatomy, artery> Origin, ophthalmic; distribution, lacrimal gland, lateral and superior rectus muscles, superior eyelid, forehead, and temporal fossa. ... Synonym: arteria lacrimalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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origin, ophthalmic artery; branches, lateral palpebral arteries and a branch joining with middle meningeal artery; distribution, lacrimal gland, upper and lower eyelids, conjunctiva.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. origin, ophthalmic; distribution, lacrimal gland, lateral and superior rectus muscles, superior eyelid, forehead, and temporal fossa. Synonyms: arteria lacrimalis
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n] - an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
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arteria lacrimalis noun an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
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