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Angular artery
Blood vessels of the
eyelids , front view. 1,
supraorbital artery and
supraorbital vein ; 2,
nasal artery ; 3,
angular artery , the terminal branch of 4, the
facial artery ; 5,
suborbital artery ; 6, anterior branch of the
superficial temporal artery ; 6’, malar branch of the
transverse artery of the face ; 7,
lacrimal artery ; 8,
superior palpebral artery with 8’, its
external arch ; 9, anastomoses of the
superior palpebral with the
superficial temporal and
lacrimal ; 10,
inferior palpebral artery ; 11,
facial vein ; 12,
angular vein ; 13, branch of the
superficial temporal vein .
The arteries of the face and scalp (angular artery labeled at center right)
Source Facial artery Vein Angular vein Supplies Lacrimal sac , orbicularis oculi muscle Latin arteria angularis TA98 A12.2.05.029 TA2 4397 FMA 49583 Anatomical terminology
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The angular artery is an artery of the face . It is the terminal part of the facial artery . It ascends to the medial angle of the eye's orbit . It is accompanied by the angular vein . It ends by anastomosing with the dorsal nasal branch of the ophthalmic artery . It supplies the lacrimal sac , the orbicularis oculi muscle , and the outer side of the nose.
Structure [ edit ]
The angular artery is the terminal part of the facial artery .[1] [2] orbit (the medial canthus).[2] levator labii superioris muscle .[citation needed It is accompanied by the angular vein . On the cheek, it distributes branches which anastomose with the infraorbital artery .[2] dorsal nasal branch of the ophthalmic artery .
Function [ edit ]
The angular artery supplies the lacrimal sac ,[2] nose ,[3] lower eyelid ,[2] orbicularis oculi muscle .[citation needed
Clinical significance [ edit ]
The angular artery is important in a nasolabial skin flap for reconstructive surgery .[4] skin around the inner side of the eye .[5]
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References [ edit ]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 556 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
^ a b c d e Remington, Lee Ann (2012). "11 - Orbital Blood Supply" . Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System (3rd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann . pp. 202–217. doi :10.1016/B978-1-4377-1926-0.10011-6 . ISBN 978-1-4377-1926-0
^ Ort, Yirae; Quereshy, Faisal A. (2017). "83 - Basic Rhinoplasty" . Maxillofacial Surgery . Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). Churchill Livingstone . pp. 1257–1278. doi :10.1016/B978-0-7020-6056-4.00083-6 . ISBN 978-0-7020-6056-4
^ Markiewicz, Michael R.; Ord, Robert; Fernandes, Rui P. (2017). "43 - Local and Regional Flap Reconstruction of Maxillofacial Defects" . Maxillofacial Surgery . Vol. 1. Churchill Livingstone . pp. 616–635. doi :10.1016/B978-0-7020-6056-4.00044-7 . ISBN 978-0-7020-6056-4
^ Focks, Claudia; März, Ulrich (2008). "4 - Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels" . Atlas of Acupuncture . Churchill Livingstone . pp. 223–241. doi :10.1016/B978-044310028-4.50007-2 . ISBN 978-0-443-10028-4
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