Definition of Inferior alveolar artery

1. Noun. The alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth.


Medical Definition of Inferior alveolar artery

1. Origin, 1st part of maxillary artery; distribution, through mandibular foramen/canal to lower teeth and chin; branches, artery to mylohyoid, mental artery, dental arteries. Synonym: arteria alveolaris inferior, inferior dental artery. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inferior Alveolar Artery

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inferior aberrant ductule
inferior accessory fissure
inferior alveolar artery (current term)
inferior alveolar nerve
inferior anastomotic vein
inferior angle of scapula
inferior articular facet of atlas
inferior articular pit of atlas
inferior articular surface of tibia
inferior basal vein
inferior belly of omohyoid muscle
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inferior border of liver
inferior border of lung
inferior border of pancreas
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inferior branch of oculomotor nerve

Literary usage of Inferior alveolar artery

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

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"Near its origin the inferior alveolar artery gives off a lingual branch which ... The inferior alveolar artery and its incisor branch during their course ..."

2. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The inferior alveolar artery arises opposite the middle meningeal, ... Just before entering the foramen, the inferior alveolar artery gives off the slender ..."

3. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"Near its origin the inferior alveolar artery gives off a lingual branch which ... The inferior alveolar artery and its incisor branch during their course ..."

4. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"The inferior alveolar artery arises opposite the middle meningeal, ... Just before entering the foramen, the inferior alveolar artery gives off the slender ..."

5. The Anatomy of the Domestic Fowl by Benjamin Franklyn Kaupp (1918)
"The inferior alveolar artery enters the canal of the lower jaw bone along with the mandibular nerve. It is finally continued as the mental artery, ..."

6. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"Study the following: (a) inferior alveolar artery (A. alveolaris inferior) (0. T. inferior dental). (aa) Mylohyoid ram us (ramus ..."

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