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lacrimal artery
Origin: ophthalmic artery
Branches:
1) zygomaticofacial artery
2) zygomaticotemporal artery
3) anterior ciliary artery
Distribution:
1) lacrimal gland
2) lateral rectus
3) superior rectus
4) upper eyelid
5) forehead
6) temporal fossa
Anastomoses:
1) middle meningeal artery
2) long posterior ciliary artery (via anterior ciliary artery)
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: lacrimal artery
ORIGIN: ophthalmic artery
References
- Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds),
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium