superior labial branch of facial artery


superior labial branch of facial artery

[TA] origin, facial; distribution, structures of upper lip and, by a septal branch, the anterior and lower part of the nasal septum; anastomoses, the artery of the opposite side and the sphenopalatine. Synonym(s): arteria labialis superior [TA], ramus labialis superior arteriae facialis, superior labial artery

su·pe·ri·or la·bi·al branch of fa·ci·al ar·te·ry

(sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr lā'bē-ăl branch fā'shăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, facial; distribution, structures of upper lip and, by a septal branch, the anterior and lower part of the nasal septum; anastomoses, the artery of the opposite side and the sphenopalatine.
Synonym(s): arteria labialis superior, ramus labialis superior arteriae facialis, superior labial artery.