maxillary artery

  • 121arteria infraorbitalis — noun an artery that originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip) • Syn: ↑infraorbital artery • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel …

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  • 122ima — Lowest. SEE ALSO: imus. [L.] * * * immunometric assay; Industrial Medical Association; inferior mesenteric artery; installation medical authority; Interchurch Medical Assistance; intermetatarsal angle; internal mammary artery; internal maxillary… …

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  • 123arteria buccalis — [TA] buccal artery: origin, maxillary artery; branches, none; distribution, buccinator muscle, mucous membrane of mouth. Called also buccinator artery …

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  • 124arteria facialis — [TA] facial artery: origin, external carotid artery; branches, ascending palatine, tonsillar, submental, inferior labial, superior labial, septal, lateral nasal, angular, glandular; distribution, face, tonsil, palate, submandibular gland. Called… …

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  • 125arteria meningea media — [TA] middle meningeal artery: origin, maxillary artery; branches, frontal, parietal, and lacrimal anastomotic, accessory meningeal, and petrosal rami, and superior tympanic artery; distribution, cranial bones, dura mater …

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  • 126arteria temporalis profunda anterior — [TA] anterior deep temporal artery: origin, maxillary artery; branches, to zygomatic bone and greater wing of sphenoid bone; distribution, temporalis muscle, and anastomoses with middle temporal artery …

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  • 127arteria temporalis profunda posterior — [TA] posterior deep temporal artery: origin, maxillary artery; branches, none; distribution, temporal muscle, and anastomoses with middle temporal artery …

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  • 128ramus accessorius arteriae meningeae mediae — [TA] accessory branch of middle meningeal artery: a branch arising from the middle meningeal artery, or directly from the maxillary artery, and entering the middle cranial fossa through the foramen ovale to supply the trigeminal ganglion, walls… …

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