Pterygoid branches of maxillary artery
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| Pterygoid branches of maxillary artery | |
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Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Pterygoid labeled at center top.)
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Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Visible but not labeled.)
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| Latin | rami pterygoidei arteriae maxillaris |
| Source | maxillary artery |
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r_02/12691840 |
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| Anatomical terminology [[[d:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|edit on Wikidata]]]
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The pterygoid branches of the maxillary artery, irregular in their number and origin, supply the lateral pterygoid muscle and medial pterygoid muscle.
File:Pterygoid branches of maxillary artery.png
Branches of the maxillary artery.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
