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Medial palpebral arteries

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A single medial palpebral artery issues from the ophthalmic artery before bifurcating into a superior and an inferior medial palpebral artery.
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The inferior medial palpebral artery anastomoses at the lateral angle of the orbit with the lower
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The superior medial palpebral artery anastomoses (at lateral angle of the orbit) with the upper
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of the head that contribute arterial blood supply to the eyelids. They are derived from the
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near their free margins, forming a superior and an inferior arch, which lie between the
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The medial palpebral arteries leave the orbit to encircle the
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and its branches. (Medial palpebral labeled at center top.)
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Gupta, Neha; Motlagh, Mahsaw; Singh, Gurdeep (2022),
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Index

Superior palpebral artery

ophthalmic artery
Ophthalmic artery
Eyelids
Latin
TA98
A12.2.06.044
TA2
4496
FMA
70785
Anatomical terminology
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arteries
ophthalmic artery
trochlea
superior oblique muscle
eyelids
orbicularis oculi
tarsi
lateral palpebral artery
zygomaticoorbital branch
temporal artery
lateral palpebral artery
transverse facial artery
angular artery
nasolacrimal duct
mucous membrane
inferior meatus

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