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Inferior Alveolar Artery

The inferior alveolar artery is the blood vessel which supplies the bone and tissues of the mandible (lower jaw). Among the arteries of the face, it…

Greater Palatine Artery

The greater palatine artery is an important blood vessel which supplies the hard palate and the gum. It is one of the two branches into which the de…

Descending Palatine Artery

The descending palatine artery is one of the terminal branches of the maxillary artery, which in turn arises from the external carotid. It supplies …

Ascending Palatine Artery

The ascending palatine artery is the first branch of the facial artery , which in turn arises from the external carotid. It supplies the soft palate…

Facial Artery

The facial artery is a blood vessel which supplies 40% of the face. The maxillary and the transverse facial artery irrigate the remainder 60% with o…

Lingual Artery

The lingual artery is a paired blood vessel which supplies the tongue. It arises from the anterior side of external carotid artery, slightly above t…

Superior Thyroid Artery

The superior thyroid artery is a paired blood vessel which lies in anterior aspect of neck. It mainly supplies the thyroid gland. It originates from…

External Carotid Artery

The external carotid artery is one of the two main branches into which the common carotid divides, the other being the internal carotid artery . It …

Systemic Circulation

The systemic circulation is a complex closed circuit of blood vessels which supplies oxygenated blood to every tissue of the body and returns deoxyg…

Hepatic Portal System

The hepatic portal system is the network of veins that drains oxygen-poor and nutrients-rich blood into the liver. This system of venous blood vesse…

Hepatic Portal Vein

The hepatic portal vein is the venous trunk that carries nutrients-rich blood into the liver. It arises from the union of the splenic and the superi…

Inferior Mesenteric Vein

The inferior mesenteric vein is a venous blood vessel which drains a small portion of the transverse colon, the descending colon, and the rectum. It…

Superior Mesenteric Vein

The superior mesenteric vein is an important vessel of the digestive system. It carries nutrient-rich and deoxygenated blood from the small intestin…

Splenic Vein

The splenic vein is a deoxygenated blood vessel which drains the spleen, pancreas , stomach, and greater omentum. It is formed in the hilum of the s…

Branches of Popliteal Artery

The branches of popliteal artery form a complex network of blood vessels which supply the bones, ligaments, and the muscles and their tendons of the…

Perineal Artery

The perineal artery is an oxygen-rich blood vessel of the pelvic floor region. It originates from the internal pudendal, which in turn arises from t…

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