Definition of Arteria buccalis

1. Noun. A branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek.

Exact synonyms: Buccal Artery
Generic synonyms: Arteria, Arterial Blood Vessel, Artery
Group relationships: Cheek

Medical Definition of Arteria buccalis

1. Origin, maxillary; distribution, buccinator muscle, skin, and mucous membrane of cheek; anastomoses, buccal branch of facial. Synonym: arteria buccalis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Buccalis

arteria anastomotica magna
arteria angularis
arteria aorta
arteria appendicularis
arteria arcuata
arteria articularis azygos
arteria ascendens
arteria auditiva interna
arteria auricularis
arteria auricularis posterior
arteria auricularis profunda
arteria axillaris
arteria basilaris
arteria brachialis
arteria brachialis superficialis
arteria buccalis (current term)
arteria caecalis anterior
arteria caecalis posterior
arteria calcarina
arteria callosomarginalis
arteria canalis pterygoidei
arteria carotis
arteria carotis communis
arteria carotis externa
arteria carotis interna
arteria caudae pancreatis

Literary usage of Arteria buccalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"... with the arteria buccalis, labialis, and especially with the nasal branch of the ocular artery. ..."

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