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head arteries: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.
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Maxillary artery

Locate maxillary artery on this anatomical reference. Read the original plate labels to confirm the view and adjacent structures.

Zoom in, then drag to inspect. Keyboard: + / − to zoom, arrows to pan, 0 to reset. Tap the numbered markers to explore parts.

head arteries: labelled anatomical figure. Original source colours and labels retained.

Image: OpenStax / University of Hawaiʻi adapted teaching figures; original contributors credited at source · Source / original · CC BY 4.0 — figure credits at source

Numbered markers and focused views are Mediveerse learning overlays; the original reference is linked above.

Maxillary artery

Vessels & lymphatics

Maxillary artery

STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

Understand what you see.

Terminal ECA branch supplying deep face, teeth, dura and nasal/palatal regions.

Zoom into the original labels. Practise pointing out each structure, then explain it aloud. Diagrams are teaching references; specimen appearance and slide staining vary.

01 / IDENTIFICATION

How to recognise it.

  1. Identify its origin or drainage
  2. Trace its regional course
  3. Confirm its important neighbouring structures
02 / KEY STRUCTURES

Point them out.

Tap a number to open its reference, zoom in and locate the structure. Numbers stay the same across views. This key follows landmarks visible in the reference images.

Related features & study points (3)

Additional relations, attachments or microscopic details to revise alongside this plate. These are separate from its numbered image landmarks.

  • Mandibular part
  • Pterygoid part
  • Pterygopalatine part
03 / VIVA PRACTICE

Think first. Then reveal.

Say your answer aloud before opening the suggested response.

Examiner-style prompts: identify the structure, explain its relations, then answer the applied follow-up. These are revision questions, not authenticated past papers.

01Identify maxillary artery and give its main role.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Identify its origin or drainage. Trace its regional course. Confirm its important neighbouring structures. Terminal ECA branch supplying deep face, teeth, dura and nasal/palatal regions.

02How are its parts defined?
SUGGESTED ANSWER

By relation to lateral pterygoid; the artery may run superficial or deep to the muscle.

03Name important branches for dentistry.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Inferior alveolar, posterior superior alveolar, infraorbital and descending palatine branches; middle meningeal is also a key first-part branch.

04Point out three important relations and explain their significance.
SUGGESTED ANSWER

Mandibular part; Pterygoid part; Pterygopalatine part. Terminal ECA branch supplying deep face, teeth, dura and nasal/palatal regions. Use the reference plate to locate the region; the relationship map organises the associations and is not drawn to scale.

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