| Glandular branches of facial artery | |
|---|---|
The arteries of the face and scalp. (Glandular branch visible but not labeled.) | |
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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 | |
Theglandular branches of the facial artery (submaxillary branches) consist of three or four large vessels, which supply thesubmandibular gland, some being prolonged to the neighboring muscles,lymph glands, andintegument.
This article incorporates text in thepublic domain frompage 555 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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