Infraorbital artery

Infraorbital artery
Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Infraorbital at far right.)
Left orbicularis oculi, seen from behind. (Infraorbital labeled at lower left.)
Details
SourceMaxillary artery
BranchesOrbital branches
anterior superior alveolar arteries
Identifiers
Latinarteria infraorbitalis
TA98A12.2.05.078
TA24447
FMA49767
Anatomical terminology

The infraorbital artery is a small[1] artery in the head that arises from the maxillary artery and passes through the inferior orbital fissure to enter the orbit, then passes forward along the floor of the orbit, finally exiting the orbit through the infraorbital foramen to reach the face.

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