| Submental artery | |
|---|---|
 Dissection, showing salivary glands of right side. (Submental artery visible at bottom right.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | facial artery |
| Branches | superficial branch deep branch |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria submentalis |
| TA98 | A12.2.05.023 |
| TA2 | 4391 |
| FMA | 49561 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The submental artery is the largest branch of the facial artery in the neck.[1] It first runs forward under the mouth, then turns upward upon reaching the chin.
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Anatomy
Origin
The submental artery is the largest branch of the facial artery in the neck.[1]
It arises from the facial artery just as the facial artery splits the submandibular gland.[1]
Course and distribution
The artery passes anterior-ward upon the mylohyoid muscle, coursing inferior to the body of the mandible and deep to the digastric muscle.[citation needed] Here, the artery supplies adjacent muscles and skin; it also forms anastomoses with the sublingual artery and with the mylohyoid branch of the inferior alveolar artery. Upon reaching the chin, artery turns superior-ward[1] at the mandibular symphysis[citation needed] to pass over the mandible before dividing into a superficial branch and a deep branch; the two terminal branches are distributed to the chin and lower lip, and form anastomoses with the inferior labial and mental arteries.[1]
Distribution
Branches
- The superficial branch passes between the integument and depressor labii inferioris, and anastomoses with the inferior labial artery.[citation needed]
- The deep branch runs between the muscle and the bone, supplies the lip, and anastomoses with the inferior labial artery and the mental branch of the inferior alveolar artery.[citation needed]
Additional images
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Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries.
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Submental artery
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Submental artery
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 555 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ a b c d e Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 586. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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