面横动脉
Arteria transversa faciei
定义
面横动脉（a. transversa faciei）在颞浅动脉离开腮腺之前即由其发出；该动脉穿行于腮腺实质内，在腮腺管与颧弓下缘之间横行越过面侧部，继而分为数支，分布于腮腺及腮腺管、咬肌及皮肤，并与面外动脉、咬肌动脉、颊肌动脉及眶下动脉相吻合。该血管行于咬肌表面，并伴有一至两支面神经分支。
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/).
