Facial artery

The facial artery ( "face artery ") is the artery that supplies the most of the surface structures of the face in humans and mammals. Only sheep and goats have no facial artery, here takes on the transverse facial artery supplying the face, the corresponding vein, facial vein, however, is also formed in these animals.

The facial artery arises as the third main trunk of the external carotid artery ( external carotid artery ), in horses and cattle along with the lingual artery as truncus linguofacial, which soon divides into the two individual vessels. The facial artery runs under the stylohyoid and digastric Musculi through and passes along the anterior border of the masseter muscle of the lower jaw bone ( mandible ), where in a notch of bone they ( incisura vasorum facialium ) is. Here you can also easily feel her pulse. After that it is below the platysma and branches successively into its terminal branches.

Branching

  • Artery sublingual ( " hypoglossal artery " ), rises lingual in both humans and ruminants from the artery
  • Ascending palatine artery ( " Ascending palate artery " ) for the supply of the pharynx
  • Submental artery ( " double chin artery "), which supplies the submandibular glands and adjacent structures
  • Arteria labialis inferior ( " lower lip artery " ) to the lower lip
  • Arteria labialis superior ( " upper lip artery " ) to the upper lip
  • Angular artery ( " (Eye ) Angular artery " ) to the nose and the inner corner of the eye

In horses, the facial artery dismisses nor the lateral nasal artery ( lateral nasal ) and the bridge of the nose artery (arteria dorsalis nasi).

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