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Anterior superior alveolar artery

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Anterior superior alveolar arteries
Details
SourceInfraorbital artery
SuppliesDental alveolus
Identifiers
Latinarteria alveolaris superior anterior
TA98A12.2.05.079
TA24451
FMA71685
Anatomical terminology[edit on Wikidata]

The anterior superior alveolar artery is one of the two or three superior alveolar arteries. It arises from the infraorbital artery. It passes through the canalis sinuosus. It provides arterial supply the upper incisor and canine teeth as well as the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus.

References

  1. Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

See also

Arteries of the head and neck
CCA
ECA
sup. thyroid
asc. pharyngeal
lingual
facial
occipital
post. auricular
supf. temporal
maxillary
1st part / mandibular
2nd part / pterygoid
3rd part / pterygopalatine
ICA
cervical
petrous
cavernous/
ophthalmic

ocular group: central retinal

brain
ScA
vertebral artery
thyrocervical trunk
inferior thyroid
transverse cervical
suprascapular
costocervical trunk


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