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terminal part is usually embedded in the substance of the 

 quadratus labii superioris (Figs. 4, 15). 



Branches. The branches of the external maxillary artery 

 form two groups, a posterior and an anterior. The branches 



Superficial temporal 



Frontal branch of 

 , ophthalmic artery 



Supra-orbital branch of 

 ophthalmic artery 



Middle temporal 

 Transverse facial 



Angular 

 Lateral nasal 



Infra-orbital 

 Superior labial 



nferior labial 



(O.T. inferior 

 labial.) See p. 18 



Buccinator branch of internal maxillary 

 External maxillary 

 FIG. 4. Arteries of the Face. 



of the posterior group pass backwards and are of small size. 

 They are distributed to the masseteric, buccal, and malar 

 regions, where they anastomose with the transverse facial, the 

 buccinator, and the infra-orbital arteries. 



The branches of the anterior group, which run forwards, 



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