Lateral nasal branch of facial artery
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| Artery: Lateral nasal branch of facial artery | |
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| The arteries of the face and scalp. (Lateral nasal labeled at center right.) | |
| Latin | ramus lateralis nasi arteriae facialis |
| Gray's | subject #144 556 |
| Supplies | ala and dorsum of the nose |
| Source | facial artery |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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The lateral nasal branch of facial artery (lateral nasal artery) is derived from the facial artery as that vessel ascends along the side of the nose.
[edit] Supplies
It supplies the ala and dorsum of the nose, anastomosing with its fellow, with the septal and alar branches, with the dorsal nasal branch of the ophthalmic, and with the infraorbital branch of the internal maxillary.
[edit] External links
- lateral+nasal+branch+of+facial+artery at eMedicine Dictionary
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
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