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Mental branch of inferior alveolar artery

Ramus mentalis arteriae alveolaris inferioris

  • Related terms: Mental branch

Definition

IMAIOS

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/).

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