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Medial palpebral arteries
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The medial palpebral arteries (internal palpebral arteries) are arteries of the head that contribute arterial blood supply to the eyelids. They are derived from the ophthalmic artery; a single medial palpebral artery issues from the ophthalmic artery before splitting into a superior and an inferior medial palpebral artery,[1] each supplying one eyelid.
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Medial palpebral arteries | |
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![]() The ophthalmic artery and its branches. (Medial palpebral labeled at center top.) | |
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Source | Ophthalmic artery |
Branches | Superior palpebral arch inferior palpebral arch |
Supplies | Eyelids |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteriae palpebrales mediales |
TA98 | A12.2.06.044 |
TA2 | 4496 |
FMA | 70785 |
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