| Artery: Masseteric artery | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Masseteric visbile at bottom center.) | |
 |
|
| The arteries of the face and scalp. (Masseteric artery not labeled, but masseter muscle visible near center.) | |
| Latin | arteria masseterica |
| Gray's | subject #144 561 |
| Supplies | Masseter muscle |
| Source | maxillary artery |
The masseteric artery is small and passes laterally through the mandibular notch to the deep surface of the masseter muscle, which it supplies.
It anastomoses with the masseteric branches of the external maxillary artery and with the transverse facial artery.
See also
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
 |
This cardiovascular system article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
