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infraorbital artery
Origin: maxillary artery
Distribution:
1) upper canine & incisor teeth
2) inferior rectus
3) inferior oblique
4) lower eyelid
5) lacrimal sac
6) maxillary sinus
7) upper lip
Anastomoses:
1) ophthalmic artery
2) facial artery
3) superior labial artery
4) transverse facial artery
5) buccal artery
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: infraorbital artery
ORIGIN: maxillary 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