Lateral nasal branch of facial artery
- Lateral nasal branch of facial artery
Infobox Artery
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Latin = ramus lateralis nasi arteriae facialis
GraySubject = 144
GrayPage = 556
Caption = The arteries of the face and scalp. (Lateral nasal labeled at center right.)
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BranchFrom = facial artery
BranchTo =
Vein =
Supplies = ala and dorsum of the nose
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DorlandsPre = r_02
DorlandsSuf = 12690506
The lateral nasal branch of facial artery (lateral nasal artery) is derived from the facial artery as that vessel ascends along the side of the nose.
upplies
It supplies the ala and dorsum of the nose, anastomosing with its fellow, with the septal and alar branches, with the dorsal nasal branch of the ophthalmic, and with the infraorbital branch of the internal maxillary.
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* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
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