Inferior labial artery

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Facial arteries of man

The inferior labial artery ("lower lip artery ") is an artery in the head that supplies the lower lip .

The inferior labial artery arises from the facial artery in the area of ​​the corner of the mouth and extends forward below the depressor anguli oris muscle . It passes through the orbicularis oris muscle and winds its way along the lower lip. There it supplies the skin and mucous membrane of the lip, the lip glands and the orbicularis oris muscle.

literature

  • Theodor H. Schiebler (Ed.): Anatomie. Histology, history of development, macroscopic and microscopic anatomy, topography. Taking into account the item catalog. 9th, completely revised edition. Springer, Heidelberg 2005, ISBN 3-540-21966-8 .