terminal branch - maxillary part 3

Question 1

what are the branches of the pterygopalatine branch of the maxillary artery?

Answer 1

• PSA
• infraorbital
• pharyngeal
• artery of pterygoid canal
• descending palatine
  
  • greater palatine
  • lesser palatine
• sphenopalatine

Question 2

what does the PSA artery supply?

Answer 2

• max premolars and molars
• corresponding buccal gingiva
• maxillary sinus

Question 3

what does the infraorbital artery supply

Answer 3

• anterior superior alveolar a
  
  • sometimes MSA branch
  • to:
    
    • max canines and incisors
    • corresponding buccal gingiva
      maxillary sinus

Question 4

what does the greater palatine supply

Answer 4

• mucus of hard palate posterior to maxillary canine

Question 5

what does the lesser palatine supply

Answer 5

• soft palate

- palatine tonsil

Question 6

what does the sphenopalatine artery supply

Answer 6

• posterior lateral nasal branches
• posterior septal branches
  
  • to:
    
    • nasal septum
    • mucosa of hard palate anterior to the maxillary canine
• **anastomose with greater palatine a