facial artery

facial artery
facial artery n an artery that arises from the external carotid artery just superior to the lingual artery and gives off a number of branches supplying the neck and face called also external maxillary artery compare MAXILLARY ARTERY

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arteria facialis.

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  • Facial artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria maxillaris externa GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 553 Caption = The arteries of the face and scalp. (External maxillary visible at bottom center.) Caption2 = Outline of side of face, showing chief… …   Wikipedia

  • facial artery — noun an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face • Syn: ↑arteria facialis, ↑external maxillary artery • Hypernyms: ↑maxillary artery, ↑arteria maxillaris * * * noun : an artery that… …   Useful english dictionary

  • facial artery — blood vessel supplying blood the head …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Transverse facial artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria transversa faciei GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 558 Caption = Bloodvessels of the eyelids, front view. 1, supraorbital artery and supraorbital vein; 2, nasal artery; 3, angular artery, the terminal… …   Wikipedia

  • Lateral nasal branch of facial artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus lateralis nasi arteriae facialis GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 556 Caption = The arteries of the face and scalp. (Lateral nasal labeled at center right.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = facial artery BranchTo …   Wikipedia

  • Tonsillar branch of the facial artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = ramus tonsillaris arteriae facialis GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 555 Caption = The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side. (Tonsillar labeled at center.) Caption2 = BranchFrom = facial artery… …   Wikipedia

  • Glandular branches of facial artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = rami glandulares arteriae facialis GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 555 Caption = The arteries of the face and scalp. (Glandular branch visible but not labeled.) Caption2 = Salivary glands: #1 is Parotid gland,… …   Wikipedia

  • transverse facial artery — n a large branch of the superficial temporal artery that arises in the parotid gland and supplies or gives off branches supplying the parotid gland, masseter muscle, and adjacent parts …   Medical dictionary

  • facial artery transverse — arteria transversa faciei …   Medical dictionary

  • Facial — Fa cial, a. [LL. facialis, fr. L. facies face : cf. F. facial.] Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve. {Fa cial*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Facial angle} (Anat.), the angle, in a skull, included between a straight line …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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