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Maxillary Artery
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Branch | Path | Path | Supplies | Supplies |
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Middle Meningeal Artery | PATH | Through Foramen Spinosum and between Auricultemporal Nerve | SUPPLIES | Dura Mater, Periosteum, bone, bone marrow, Calvaria, Trigeminal ganglion, Geniculate ganglion, Facial Nerve, Tympanic Cavity, Tensor Tympani |
Accessory Meningeal Artery | PATH | Foramen Ovale with Mandibular branch | SUPPLIES | Sphenoid bone, Mandibular Nerve, Otic Ganglion, Infratemporal fossa muscles |
Inferior Alveolar Artery | PATH | Through mandibular foramen with Inferior Alveolar Nerve | SUPPLIES | Mandible, Mandibular teeth, chin, and mylohyoid |
Massteric | PATH | to Masseter | SUPPLIES | Masseter and TMJ |
Pterygoid Branches | PATH | to Pterygoid Muscles | SUPPLIES | Pterygoid muscles |
Deep Temporal Arteries | PATH | Between temporalis fascia and fossa | SUPPLIES | Temporalis muscle |
Buccal | PATH | to Buccal | SUPPLIES | Buccinator, Buccal fat pad, mucosa of cheek |
Posterior Superior Alveolar | PATH | Infratemporal surface of Maxilla | SUPPLIES | Premolar and molar teeth Gingiva Mucus Membrane of Maxillary sinus |
Infraorbital | PATH | Infraorbital fissure, infraorbital canal, infraorbital foramen | SUPPLIES | Mucus Membrane of Maxillary sinus incisors and canines, lacrimal sac, inferior obliques and rectus skin of infraorbital region |
Descending Palatine | PATH | Palatine Canal and splits into Greater and Lesser Branches | SUPPLIES | Hard and soft palates |
Pharyngeal | PATH | through Palatovaginal sinus | SUPPLIES | Roof of nose, Nasopharynx, Pharyngotymapnic Tube Sphenoidal Air sinus |
Artery to Pterygoid Canal | PATH | Pterygoid canal | SUPPLIES | Pharyngotympanic tube Tympanic Cavity Upper portion of pharynx |
Sphenpalatine | PATH | through sphenopalatine canal; termination of maxillary artery | SUPPLIES | Frontal, ethmoid, maxillary and sphenoid sinuses + anteriomost palate |
Deep Auricular | PATH | With Chorda Tympani and Anterior Tympanic Artery | SUPPLIES | TMJ External Auditory Canal External portion of tympanic membrane |
Anterior Tympanic | PATH | With Chorda Tympani and Deep Auricular Artery | SUPPLIES | Internal Tympanic Membrane |