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posterior superior alveolar artery
Origin:
-> maxillary artery (1/3 part, within pterygopalatine fossa)
Distribution:
1) molar & premolar teeth
2) gingiva
3) mucous membrane of maxillary sinus
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: posterior superior alveolar 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