Buccal artery
Buccal Artery
The Buccal Artery (pronounced: /ˈbʌkəl ˈɑːrtəri/) is a blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the buccal region, which includes the cheek and mouth.
Etymology
The term "Buccal" is derived from the Latin word "bucca," which means cheek. The term "Artery" comes from the Greek word "artēria," meaning windpipe, tube, or pipe.
Anatomy
The Buccal Artery is a branch of the Maxillary Artery, which is itself a branch of the External Carotid Artery. It runs obliquely upward on the Buccinator Muscle, beneath the Zygomaticus and Quadratus Labii Superioris, to the outer corner of the mouth. It supplies the Buccinator and Orbicularis Oris, and the integument, and communicates with the Infraorbital, Facial, and Transverse Facial Arteries.
Related Terms
- Maxillary Artery: The artery that gives rise to the Buccal Artery.
- External Carotid Artery: The artery from which the Maxillary Artery, and by extension the Buccal Artery, originates.
- Buccinator Muscle: The muscle over which the Buccal Artery runs.
- Zygomaticus: A muscle that the Buccal Artery runs beneath.
- Quadratus Labii Superioris: Another muscle that the Buccal Artery runs beneath.
- Orbicularis Oris: A muscle that the Buccal Artery supplies.
- Infraorbital Artery: An artery with which the Buccal Artery communicates.
- Facial Artery: Another artery with which the Buccal Artery communicates.
- Transverse Facial Artery: Yet another artery with which the Buccal Artery communicates.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Buccal artery
- Wikipedia's article - Buccal artery
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