The facial artery runs upward from the external carotid in the neck, beneath the stylohyoid muscle, and extends forward along the lower jaw bone on a line with the corners of the mouth. The artery then extends upward across the cheek and along the side of the nose and terminates at the inner canthus of the eye. The artery has many curves and bends to accommodate the movement of the cheeks, lips, and jaw. The facial artery has several branches and supplies the face, tonsils, palate, muscles of the lips, ala and dorsum of the nose, and the muscles of facial expression. Research Facial Artery
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Abbreviations
Research Facial Artery
