The posterior superior alveolar artery (posterior dental artery) is given off from the maxillary, frequently in conjunction with the infraorbital artery just as the trunk of the vessel is passing into the pterygopalatine fossa.
| Posterior superior alveolar artery | |
|---|---|
 Plan of branches of maxillary artery | |
 Plan of branches of maxillary artery. (Post. sup. alveolar in lower right.) | |
| Details | |
| Branches | branches to alveolar canals branches to gingiva |
| Supplies | molar and premolar teeth lining of the maxillary sinus gingiva |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria alveolaris superior posterior |
| TA98 | A12.2.05.075 |
| TA2 | 4444 |
| FMA | 49757 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
BranchesEdit
Descending upon the tuberosity of the maxilla, it divides into numerous branches, it descends on the posterior surface of the maxilla and gives branches that supply the molar and premolar teeth and the lining of the maxillary sinus, while others are continued forward on the alveolar process to supply the gingiva.
See alsoEdit
Additional imagesEdit
Left maxilla. Outer surface.
ReferencesEdit
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 562 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External linksEdit
- lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (infratempfossaart)
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