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THE ARTERIES 



Branches of the Facial Aktery in the Xeck 



The branches of the facial artery in the neck are: — (1 ) The asecndin.ir, or 

 inferior palatine; (2) the tonsillar; (3) the glandular; (4) the muscular; (5) the 

 submental. 



(1) The ascending, or inferior palatine (figs. 333, 334) — the first branch of 

 the facial, but often a distinct branch of the external carotid — ascends between the 



Fig. 334. — Scheme of the Right Facial Aktery. (WulsLam.) 



Orbicularis palpebrarum 

 muscle 



Trans lerxe facial arterii 



Zygomaticus major 

 muscle 



Buccinator muscle 

 Masseteric branch 

 Masseter muscle 



Stylo-pharyngeus 



muscle 



Stylo-glossus muscle 



Ascending palatini 



hrnnch 



Timsiltar branch 



Facial artery r 

 External carotid 

 nrlery 

 Posterior belly of 

 digastric muscle 



Lingual artery 



rontal branch of ophthalmic 



artery 

 'asal branch of ophthalmic 



artery 



Anyitlar nrltry 

 Levator labii super- 

 ioris et alee uai>i 

 muscle 

 — Infraurbitat artfry 



Levator labii super- 



ioris proprius 

 Lateralis nasi ar. 

 Levator anguli oris 

 muscle 



Artery of Sfpttnn 



Superior coronary 



artery 



Risorius muscle 



Inferior coronary artery 



Mental branch of inferior 



dental artery 

 Depressor labii inferioris 



muscle 

 Inferior labial artery 

 Depressor anguli oris 

 muscle 



Submental artery 

 Branches to submaxillary 

 gland 



Anterior belly of digastric muscle 

 Mylo-hyoid muscle 



usele 



HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE 



internal and external carotids, and then lietween the stylo-glossus and stylo- 

 ])haryngeus muscles, and on reaching the wall of tlie pharynx is euntinued upwards 

 between the su])erior constrictor and internal i^tcrygoid muscles towards the bas(> of 

 the skull as high as the levator palati, Avlicreit divides into two branches, a palatine 

 and a tonsillar. One of these branches, the palatine, passes with the levator ])alati 



