Lacrimal artery

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Branches of the ophthalmic artery

The lacrimal artery (Latin for lacrimal artery) is an artery of the head. It arises from the ophthalmic artery on the side of the optic nerve and extends forward in the area of ​​the eye socket on the temple side . It supplies the lacrimal gland , the eye muscles , via the arteriae ciliares anteriores also the eye itself and via the arteria palpebralis lateralis the lateral parts of the eyelids .

literature

  • Richard L. Drake, Wayne Vogl, Adam WM Mitchell: Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, Urban & Fischer, Munich et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-437-41231-8 , p. 878.