Mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar artery
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| Mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar artery | |
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Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Mylohyoid visible at bottom center.)
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Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Mylohyoid labeled at bottom center.)
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| Latin | ramus mylohyoideus arteriae alveolaris inferioris |
| Source | inferior alveolar artery |
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r_02/12691075 |
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| Anatomical terminology [[[d:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|edit on Wikidata]]]
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As the inferior alveolar artery enters the mandibular foramen, it gives off a mylohyoid branch which runs in the mylohyoid groove, and supplies the mylohyoid muscle.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
