Maxillary artery
| Maxillary artery | |
|---|---|
Maxillary artery and its branches. ("Internal maxillary" is horizontal at left center.) | |
Plan of branches of maxillary artery. | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Aortic arch 1 |
| Source | External carotid artery |
| Branches | 1st part: anterior tympanic - deep auricular - middle meningeal - superior tympanic artery - accessory meningeal - inferior alveolar 2nd part: Posterior deep temporal artery - Pterygoid branches - masseteric - buccinator - Anterior deep temporal artery 3rd part: posterior superior alveolar - infraorbital - descending palatine - artery of the pterygoid canal - sphenopalatine |
| Vein | Maxillary veins |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria maxillaris |
| MeSH | D008438 |
| TA98 | A12.2.05.053 |
| TA2 | 4422 |
| FMA | 49675 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The maxillary artery (eg, internal maxillary artery) supplies deep structures of the face. It branches from the external carotid artery just deep to the neck of the mandible.