Mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar artery
Mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar artery | |
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Details | |
Source | inferior alveolar artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ramus mylohyoideus arteriae alveolaris inferioris |
TA98 | A12.2.05.060 |
TA2 | 4427 |
FMA | 49702 |
Anatomical terminology |
As the inferior alveolar artery enters the mandibular foramen, it gives off a mylohyoid branch which runs in the mylohyoid groove, and supplies the mylohyoid muscle.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 561 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)