Facial artery

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Facial artery
The arteries of the face and scalp. (External maxillary visible at bottom center.)
Outline of side of face, showing chief surface markings. (Label for "Ext. Max. Art." at bottom left.)
Details
Source	External carotid artery
Branches	Ascending palatine artery tonsillar branch submental artery glandular branches inferior labial artery superior labial artery lateral nasal branch angular artery (terminal branch)
Vein	Anterior facial vein, posterior facial vein
Identifiers
Latin	arteria facialis, arteria maxillaris externa
TA98	A12.2.05.020
TA2	4388
FMA	49549
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The facial artery (external maxillary artery in older texts) is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies structures of the superficial face.