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mylohyoid artery
Origin: inferior alveolar artery (before it enters mandibular foramen)
Course: pierces sphenomandibular ligament to run anteriorly with nerve in groove on medial aspect of ramus of mandible.
Distribution: muscles of floor of mouth;
Anastomoses: with submental artery.
Related
mylohyoid (diaphragma oris)
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: mylohyoid artery
ORIGIN: inferior alveolar artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium