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masseteric artery
Origin: maxillary artery (2nd or infratemporal part)
Distribution:
1) masseter muscle via mandibular notch
2) temporomandibular joint
Anastomoses:
1) branches of transverse facial artery
2) masseteric branches of facial artery
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: masseteric artery
ORIGIN: maxillary artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium