舌下动脉
Arteria sublingualis
定义
舌下动脉起自舌骨舌肌前缘,向前走行于颏舌肌与下颌舌骨肌之间,至舌下腺。该动脉供应舌下腺,并发出分支至下颌舌骨肌及邻近肌肉,以及口腔黏膜和牙龈。其中一支沿下颌骨牙槽突后方走行于牙龈实质内,与对侧同名动脉吻合;另一支穿过下颌舌骨肌,与面动脉(颌外动脉)的颏下支相吻合。
參考資料
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).