Maxillary artery | |
---|---|
Details | |
Precursor | Aortic arch 1 |
Source | External carotid artery |
Branches | 1st part: anterior tympanic - deep auricular - middle meningeal - superior tympanic artery - accessory meningeal - inferior alveolar 2nd part: Posterior deep temporal artery - Pterygoid branches - masseteric - buccinator - Anterior deep temporal artery 3rd part: posterior superior alveolar - infraorbital - descending palatine - artery of the pterygoid canal - sphenopalatine |
Vein | Maxillary veins |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria maxillaris |
MeSH | D008438 |
TA98 | A12.2.05.053 |
TA2 | 4422 |
FMA | 49675 |
Anatomical terminology |
The maxillary artery (eg, internal maxillary artery) supplies deep structures of the face. It branches from the external carotid artery just deep to the neck of the mandible.