Maxillary Artery
"Maxillary Artery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A branch of the external carotid artery which distributes to the deep structures of the face (internal maxillary) and to the side of the face and nose (external maxillary).
| Descriptor ID |
D008438
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.523
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| Concept/Terms |
Maxillary Artery- Maxillary Artery
- Arteries, Maxillary
- Artery, Maxillary
- Maxillary Arteries
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