Inferior labial artery
Artery in the lower lip / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The inferior labial artery (inferior labial branch of facial artery) arises near the angle of the mouth as a branch of the facial artery; it passes upward and forward beneath the triangularis and, penetrating the orbicularis oris, runs in a tortuous course along the edge of the lower lip between this muscle and the mucous membrane.
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Inferior labial artery | |
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Details | |
Source | Facial artery |
Vein | Inferior labial vein |
Supplies | Lower lip |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ramus labialis inferior arteriae facialis, arteria labialis inferior |
TA98 | A12.2.05.025 |
TA2 | 4393 |
FMA | 49567 |
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It supplies the labial glands, the mucous membrane, and the muscles of the lower lip; and anastomoses with the artery of the opposite side, and with the mental branch of the inferior alveolar artery.