Mental branch of inferior alveolar artery
Ramus mentalis arteriae alveolaris inferioris
- Related terms: Mental branch
Definition
The mental branch escapes with the nerve at the mental foramen, supplies the chin, and anastomoses with the submental and inferior labial arteries.
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/).
