masseteric artery
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0013648
The masseteric artery is small and passes laterally through the mandibular notch to the deep surface of the masseter muscle, which it supplies. It anastomoses with the masseteric branches of the external maxillary artery and with the transverse facial artery. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masseteric_artery ]
Synonyms: arteria masseterica
Term info
- Wikipedia:Masseteric_artery
- UMLS:C0226149 (ncithesaurus:Masseteric_Artery)
- NCIT:C53052
- SCTID:147864007
- FMA:49739
human_reference_atlas
uberon
UBERON:0013648
Masseteric artery
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606
Term relations
- artery
- supplies some masseter muscle
- part of some maxillary artery
- branching part of some maxillary artery