Lingual artery

3D Medical Animation still shot of structure of Lingual Artery
3D medical animation still shot of structure of lingual artery
Lingual artery
Depiction of the neck with muscles and arteries shown. The lingual artery arises from the external carotid artery
Veins of the tongue. The hypoglossal nerve has been displaced downward in this preparation (lingual artery labeled at center left).
Details
SourceExternal carotid artery
BranchesSublingual artery
Deep lingual artery
VeinLingual vein
SuppliesGenioglossus
Identifiers
Latinarteria lingualis
TA98A12.2.05.015
TA24383
FMA49526
Anatomical terminology

The lingual artery arises from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid artery and facial artery.[1] It can be located easily in the tongue.

  1. ^ Resnik, Randolph R. (2018-01-01), Resnik, Randolph R.; Misch, Carl E. (eds.), "7 - Intraoperative Complications: Bleeding", Misch's Avoiding Complications in Oral Implantology, Mosby, pp. 267–293, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-37580-1.00007-x, ISBN 978-0-323-37580-1, retrieved 2020-11-12

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