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 |
TA | A12.2.05.073 |
FMA | 71682 |
The pterygoid branches of the maxillary artery, irregular in their number and origin, supply the lateral pterygoid muscle and medial pterygoid muscle.
![](../I/m/Pterygoid_branches_of_maxillary_artery.png)
Branches of the maxillary artery.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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