Masseteric artery
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| Masseteric artery | |
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Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Masseteric visible at bottom center.)
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The arteries of the face and scalp. (Masseteric artery not labeled, but masseter muscle visible near center.)
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| Latin | arteria masseterica |
| Source | maxillary artery |
| Supplies | Masseter muscle |
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| Anatomical terminology [[[d:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|edit on Wikidata]]]
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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.
File:Masseteric artery.png
Branches of the maxillary artery
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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