Exam 2- Branches of the Maxillary Artery Flashcards
Deep Auricular Artery
External Auditory Meatus
Supplies- outer ear, tympanic membrane
Branches Posterior and Medial to the Neck of the Mandible (5)
Deep Auricular Artery Anterior Tympanic Artery Middle Meningeal Artery Accessory Meningeal Artery Inferior Alveolar Artery
Anterior Tympanic Artery
Petrotympanic Fissure
Supplies- Middle Ear
Middle Meningeal Artery
Foramen Spinosum
Supplies- Calvarium, Middle Cranial Fossa
Accessory Meningeal Artery
Foramen Ovale
Supplies- Calvarium, Middle Cranial Fossa
Inferior Alveolar Artery
Mandibular Foramen
Supplies- Mandibular teeth; branch- Mental Artery to the Chin
Branches Superficial to or within the Lateral Pterygoid Muscle (4)
Deep Temporal Artery
Pterygoid Arteries
Masseteric Artery
Buccal Artery
Deep Temporal Artery
Supplies- Temporalis Muscle
Pterygoid Arteries
Supplies- Medial and Lateral Pterygoid Muscles
Masseteric Artery
Supplies- Masseter
Buccal Artery
Supplies- Over Buccinator to Chin
Branches within the Pterygopalatine Fossa (5)
Posterior Superior Alveolar Artery Descending Palatine Artery Artery of Pterygoid Canal Sphenopalatine Artery Infraorbital Artery
Posterior Superior Alveolar Artery
Posterior Superior Alveolar Foramen
Supplies- Poserior Maxillary Teeth
Descending Palatine Artery
Greater and Lesser Palatine Foramina
Supplies- Hard and Soft Palate
Artery of Pterygoid Canal
Pterygoid Canal
Supplies- Upper Pharynx, Auditory Tube