Inferior labial artery
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| Artery: Inferior labial artery | |
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| The labial coronary arteries, the glands of the lips, and the nerves of the right side seen from the posterior surface after removal of the mucous membrane. | |
| The arteries of the face and scalp. (Inferior labial labeled at bottom right.) | |
| Latin | ramus labialis inferior arteriae facialis, arteria labialis inferior |
| Gray's | subject #144 555 |
| Source | facial artery |
The Iinferior labial artery (inferior labial branch of facial artery) arises near the angle of the mouth; it passes upward and forward beneath the Triangularis and, penetrating the Orbicularis oris, runs in a tortuous course along the edge of the lower lip between this muscle and the mucous membrane.
It supplies the labial glands, the mucous membrane, and the muscles of the lower lip; and anastomoses with the artery of the opposite side, and with the mental branch of the inferior alveolar artery.
[edit] External links
- Dictionary at eMedicine inferior+labial+branch+of+facial+artery
- SUNY Figs 23:05-07 - "Superficial arteries of the face."
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