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dorsal (external) nasal artery
External artery of the nose.
Origin: ophthalmic artery
Distribution:
-> skin of side of root of nose
Anastomosis:
-> angular artery
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: dorsal (external) nasal 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