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superior labial artery
Origin: facial artery
Branches: septal artery
Distribution:
1) structures of the upper lip
2) anterior & lower part of the nasal septum (septal branch)
Anastomoses:
1) contralateral superior labial artery
2) sphenopalatine artery
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: superior labial artery
ORIGIN: facial artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium