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Glandular branches of facial artery

Rami glandulares arteriae facialis

  • Related terms: Glandular branches; Glandular branches (Facial artery)

Definition

The Glandular Branches consist of three or four large vessels, which supply the submaxillary gland, some being prolonged to the neighboring muscles, lymph glands, and integument.

References

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/).

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