Glandular branches of facial artery
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| Artery: Glandular branches of facial artery | |
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| The arteries of the face and scalp. (Glandular branch visible but not labeled.) | |
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| Salivary glands: #1 is Parotid gland, #2 is Submaxillary gland, #3 is Sublingual gland | |
| Latin | rami glandulares arteriae facialis |
| Gray's | subject #144 555 |
| Supplies | submandibular gland |
| Source | facial artery |
The glandular branches of the facial artery (submaxillary branches) consist of three or four large vessels, which supply the submaxillary gland, some being prolonged to the neighboring muscles, lymph glands, and integument.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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