transverse facial artery


trans·verse fa·cial ar·ter·y

[TA] origin, superficial temporal; distribution, parotid gland, parotid duct, masseter muscle, and overlying skin; anastomoses, infraorbital and buccal branches of maxillary, and buccal and masseteric branches of facial. Synonym(s): arteria transversa faciei [TA]

trans·verse fa·cial ar·te·ry

(trans-vĕrs' fā'shăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, superficial temporal; distribution, parotid gland, parotid duct, masseter muscle, and overlying skin; anastomoses, infraorbital and buccal branches of maxillary, and buccal and masseteric branches of facial.
Synonym(s): arteria transversa faciei [TA] .

transverse facial artery

A branch of the superficial temporal artery; it supplies blood to the parotid gland, parotid duct, masseter muscle, and overlying skin, and it anastomoses with the facial, masseteric, buccal, lacrimal, and infraorbital arteries.See also: artery