Glandular branches of facial artery
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The glandular branches of the facial artery (submaxillary branches) consist of three or four large vessels, which supply the submandibular gland, some being prolonged to the neighboring muscles, lymph glands, and integument.
Glandular branches of facial artery | |
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Details | |
Source | facial artery |
Supplies | submandibular gland |
Identifiers | |
Latin | rami glandulares arteriae facialis |
TA98 | A12.2.05.024 |
TA2 | 4392 |
FMA | 71675 |
Anatomical terminology |
References
editThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 555 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)