Lateral palpebral arteries | |
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![]() Bloodvessels of the eyelids, front view. (Lateral palpebral arteries visible but not labeled.) | |
Details | |
Source | Lacrimal artery |
Supplies | Eyelid |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteriae palpebrales laterales |
TA98 | A12.2.06.029 |
TA2 | 4478 |
FMA | 70781 |
Anatomical terminology |
Thelateral palpebral arteries are the two large branches of those terminal branches of thelacrimal gland that supply theeyelid, with one lateral palpebral artery supplying one eyelid or the other. They pass medial-ward within the eyelid. They anastomose withmedial palpebral arteries to form an arterial circle.[1]
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