Pterygoid branches of maxillary artery
Pterygoid branches of maxillary artery | |
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![]() Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Pterygoid labeled at center top.) | |
![]() Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Visible but not labeled.) | |
Details | |
Source | maxillary artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | rami pterygoidei arteriae maxillaris |
TA98 | A12.2.05.073 |
TA2 | 4442 |
FMA | 71682 |
Anatomical terminology |
The pterygoid branches of the maxillary artery, irregular in their number and origin, supply the lateral pterygoid muscle and medial pterygoid muscle.
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References
[edit] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 561 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)