The masseteric artery is small and passes laterally through the mandibular notch to the deep surface of the masseter muscle, which it supplies.
Masseteric artery | |
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![]() Plan of branches of internal maxillary artery. (Masseteric visible at bottom center.) | |
![]() The arteries of the face and scalp. (Masseteric artery not labeled, but masseter muscle visible near center.) | |
Details | |
Source | Maxillary artery |
Supplies | Masseter muscle |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria masseterica |
TA98 | A12.2.05.070 |
TA2 | 4439 |
FMA | 49739 |
Anatomical terminology |
It anastomoses with the masseteric branches of the external maxillary artery and with the transverse facial artery.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Masseteric_artery.png/350px-Masseteric_artery.png)
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editThis article incorporates text in the public domain from page 561 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)