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Artery in the lower lip From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The inferior labial artery (inferior labial branch of facial artery) arises near the angle of the mouth as a branch of the facial artery; it passes upward and forward beneath the triangularis and, penetrating the orbicularis oris, runs in a tortuous course along the edge of the lower lip between this muscle and the mucous membrane.
Inferior labial artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Facial artery |
Vein | Inferior labial vein |
Supplies | Lower lip |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ramus labialis inferior arteriae facialis, arteria labialis inferior |
TA98 | A12.2.05.025 |
TA2 | 4393 |
FMA | 49567 |
Anatomical terminology |
It supplies the labial glands, the mucous membrane, and the muscles of the lower lip; and anastomoses with the artery of the opposite side, and with the mental branch of the inferior alveolar artery.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 555 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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