Maxillary Artery Anatomy (Animation) : Dr G Bhanu Prakash

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Summary

TLDRThe maxillary artery is a critical vessel in the head and neck, functioning as the largest terminal branch of the external carotid artery. It divides into three sections—mandibular, pterygoid, and pteropalatine—and supplies various structures including the external and middle ears, the jaw, teeth, and important regions within the nasal and oral cavities. Each part gives rise to significant branches, which innervate muscles and tissues across these areas. The artery plays a vital role in maintaining vascular supply to the face and is also associated with conditions such as epistaxis, particularly through its sphenopalatine artery.

Takeaways

  • 🩸 The maxillary artery is the largest terminal branch of the external carotid artery.
  • 📍 It arises behind the neck of the mandible.
  • 🦷 Supplies blood to the jaws, teeth, and associated muscles.
  • 👂 Provides blood to the external and middle ears.
  • 🤝 Divided into three parts: mandibular, pterygoid, pteropalatine.
  • 🔄 Key branches include the inferior alveolar artery and infraorbital artery.
  • 🌬️ The sphenopalatine artery is linked to epistaxis (nosebleeds).
  • 💉 Several branches supply structures in the nasal cavity and palate.

Timeline

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    The maxillary artery, the largest terminal branch of the external carotid artery, supplies various structures including the ears, jaws, teeth, and regions of the face. It is divided into three parts for descriptive purposes: the mandibular part, which runs horizontally forward; the pterygoid part, which runs upward and forward; and the pteropalatine part, which passes through the pterygomaxillary fissure to enter the pteropalatine fossa. Each part has specific branches that supply distinct anatomical areas, such as the deep auricular artery supplying the external acoustic meatus and the inferior alveolar artery supplying the mandible and teeth. The second part primarily gives off muscular branches, while the third part supplies the maxilla and nasal cavity. Additionally, the phopalatine artery, a terminal branch, is notable for its association with epistaxis.

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Video Q&A

  • What is the maxillary artery?

    The maxillary artery is the largest terminal branch of the external carotid artery.

  • Where does the maxillary artery arise?

    It arises behind the neck of the mandible.

  • What areas does the maxillary artery supply?

    It supplies the external and middle ears, jaw, teeth, nose, palate, and more.

  • How is the maxillary artery divided?

    It is divided into three parts: mandibular, pterygoid, and pteropalatine.

  • What are the key branches of the maxillary artery?

    Key branches include the inferior alveolar artery and the infraorbital artery.

  • What does the greater palatine artery do?

    It supplies the palate and nasal cavity.

  • What is epistaxis relating to the maxillary artery?

    The sphenopalatine artery is linked to epistaxis, or nosebleeds.

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    maxillary
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    artery the maxillary artery is the
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    largest terminal branch of the external
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    koted artery and arises behind the neck
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    of the
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    mandible it has a wide territory of
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    distribution and
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    supplies the external and middle
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    ears the auditory tube the dur matter
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    the upper and lower Jaws along with
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    their
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    teeth the muscles of the temporal and
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    infratemporal
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    regions the nose and paranasal airos
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    sinuses the pallet and the root of the
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    fairings course and
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    relations for descriptive purposes the
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    maxillary artery is divided into three
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    parts the first or mandibular part runs
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    horizontally forwards first between the
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    neck of the mandible and the Phenom
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    mandibular ligament
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    below the oric temporal nerve and then
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    along the lower border of the Lal teroid
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    muscle the second or teroid part runs
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    upwards and forwards superficial to the
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    lower head of the lateral
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    teroid the third or terop Palatine part
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    passes between the two heads of the
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    leral teroid muscle and through the Tero
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    maxillary fissure to enter the terop
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    Palatine
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    fosa branches from the first part of the
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    maxillary artery
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    include the Deep oric
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    artery anterior tanic
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    artery middle menial
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    artery accessory menal artery and the
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    inferior alveolar
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    artery the Deep oric artery supplies the
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    external acoustic meatus the tanic
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    membrane and the temporal mandibular
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    joint
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    the anterior tanic Branch supplies the
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    middle ear including the medial surface
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    of the tanic
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    membrane the middle menial artery lies
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    between the latal teroid and
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    sphenomandibular ligament then between
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    the two roots of the oracular temporal
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    nerve and enters the skull through the
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    foramin spinosum to reach the middle
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    cranial
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    fosa it divides into a large frontal
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    branch which courses toward the Tyrion
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    and a smaller parial
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    Branch the accessory menial artery
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    enters the cranial cavity through the
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    foramin
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    ovil apart from the meninas IT Supplies
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    structures in the infratemporal
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    fosa the inferior alviola artery runs
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    downwards and forwards medial to the
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    Ramis of the Mand to reach the
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    mandibular
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    feramin passing through this foramin the
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    artery enters the Mand ular Canal within
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    the body of the mandible in which it
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    turns downwards and then
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    forwards before entering the mandibular
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    Canal the artery gives off a lingual
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    Branch to the tongue and a myoid branch
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    that descends in the myoid groove which
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    lies on the medial aspect of the
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    mandible and runs forwards above the
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    myoid
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    muscle within the mandibular Canal the
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    artery gives branches to the mandible
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    into the roots the teeth attached to the
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    Bone it also gives off a mental branch
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    that passes through the mental foramin
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    to supply the
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    chin branches from the second part of
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    the maxillary
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    artery these are mainly muscular and
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    include masc
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    branches deep temporal branches anterior
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    and posterior Ascend on the lateral
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    aspect of the skull deep to the
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    temporalis muscle
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    branches to the teroid muscles and a
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    bugal branch which supplies the skin on
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    the
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    cheek branches from the third part of
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    the maxillary artery
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    include the posterior Superior alv
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    artery infraorbital artery greater
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    Palatine artery fenial
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    artery artery of the teroid canal and
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    the phop Palatine artery which is its
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    ter
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    Branch the posterior Superior Alvar
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    artery arises just before the maxillary
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    artery and enters the terago maxillary
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    fissure it descends on the posterior
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    surface of the maxilla and gives
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    branches that enter bony canals to
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    supply the molar and premolar teeth and
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    the maxillary air
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    sinus the infraorbital artery also
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    arises just before the maxillary artery
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    enters the TGO maxillary fish
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    it enters the orbit through the inferior
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    orbital fissure it then runs forwards in
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    relation to the floor of the orbit first
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    in the infraorbital Groove and then in
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    the infraorbital Canal to emerge on the
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    face through the infraorbital
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    feramin it gives off some orbital
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    branches for structures in the
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    orbit a middle Superior Alvar Branch for
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    the premolar teeth and the anterior
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    Superior Alvar branches that enter
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    apertures in the maxilla to reach the
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    incor and K9 teeth attached to the
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    Bone after emerging on the face the
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    infraorbital artery gives branches to
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    the lacrimal Sac the nose and the upper
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    lip the remaining branches of the third
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    part arise within the terop Palatine
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    fosa the greater Palatine
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    artery it runs downwards in the greater
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    Palatine Canal to emerge on the
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    posterior lateral
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    feramin it then runs forward near the
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    lateral margin of the pallet to reach
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    the incisive Canal near the midline
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    through which some terminal branches
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    enter the nasal
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    cavity branches of the artery Supply the
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    pallet and gums while still within the
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    greater Palatine Canal it gives off the
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    Lesser Palatine arteries that emerge on
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    the pallet through the Lesser palatin
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    foramina and runs backwards into the
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    soft pallet and
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    tonsil the fenial branch runs backwards
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    through a canal related to the inferior
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    aspect of the body of this pheno bone
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    and is known as the fenial or palatino
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    vaginal
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    Canal IT Supplies part of the Nal fings
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    the auditory tube and the tanic
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    cavity the artery of the teroid canal
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    runs backwards in the canal of the same
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    name and assists in supplying the
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    fairings the auditory tube and the tanic
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    cavity the phop Palatine artery passes
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    medially through the sphenopalatine
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    foramin to enter the nasal cavity it
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    gives off posterior lateral nasal
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    branches to the lateral wall of the nose
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    and paranasal
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    sinuses and posterior medial branches to
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    the nasal
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    septum a point to be noted
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    this pheno Palatine artery is the artery
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    of epistaxis
Tags
  • maxillary artery
  • external carotid artery
  • anatomy
  • blood supply
  • mandible
  • nerve
  • tepal cavity
  • pterygoid
  • epistaxis
  • branches