Posterior superior alveolar artery
- Posterior superior alveolar artery
Infobox Artery
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = arteria alveolaris superior posterior
GraySubject = 144
GrayPage = 562
Caption = Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Post. sup. alveolar in lower right.)
Caption2 =
BranchFrom =
BranchTo = branches to alveolar canals
branches to gingiva
Vein =
Supplies = molar and premolar teeth
lining of the maxillary sinus
gingiva
MeshName =
MeshNumber =
DorlandsPre = a_61
DorlandsSuf = 12153442
The posterior superior alveolar artery (posterior dental artery) is given off from the internal maxillary, frequently in conjunction with the infraorbital just as the trunk of the vessel is passing into the pterygopalatine fossa.
Branches
Descending upon the tuberosity of the maxilla, it divides into numerous branches, some of which enter the alveolar canals, to supply the molar and premolar teeth and the lining of the maxillary sinus, while others are continued forward on the alveolar process to supply the gingiva.
ee also
* posterior superior alveolar nerve
* anterior superior alveolar arteries
=Additional
External links
* (NormanAnatomyFig|infratempfossaart)
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