Buccal artery
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.
| Buccal artery | |
|---|---|
 Branches of the maxillary artery | |
 Plan of branches of maxillary artery | |
| Details | |
| Source | Maxillary artery (2nd part) |
| Branches | 7th and 8th posterior intercostal arteries |
| Supplies | Cheek and buccinator muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Arteria buccalis, arteria buccinatoria |
| TA | A12.2.05.074 |
| FMA | 49754 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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, anastomosing with branches of the facial artery and with the infraorbital. From the infraorbital area, it descends bilaterally in the superficial face along the lateral margin of the nose, then running anti-parallel to the facial artery across the lateral oral region.
Additional images
The arteries of the face and scalp.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 561 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (infratempfossaart)
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