Mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar artery
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As the inferior alveolar artery
enters the mandibular foramen
, it gives off a mylohyoid branch which runs in the mylohyoid groove
, and supplies the mylohyoid muscle
.
Inferior alveolar artery
- Course :It descends with the inferior alveolar nerve to the mandibular foramen on the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible.It runs along the mandibular canal in the substance of the bone, accompanied by the nerve, and opposite the first premolar tooth divides into two branches, incisor and...
enters the mandibular foramen
Mandibular foramen
The Mandibular foramen is an opening on the internal surface of the ramus for divisions of the mandibular vessels and nerve to pass.-Contents:...
, it gives off a mylohyoid branch which runs in the mylohyoid groove
Mylohyoid groove
The margin of the mandibular foramen is irregular; it presents in front a prominent ridge, surmounted by a sharp spine, the lingula mandibulæ, which gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament; at its lower and back part is a notch from which the mylohyoid groove runs obliquely downward and...
, and supplies the mylohyoid muscle
Mylohyoid muscle
The mylohyoid muscle is a muscle running from the mandible to the hyoid bone, forming the floor of the oral cavity. It is named for its two attachments, with the prefix "mylo" coming from the Greek word for "molar". These muscles are mesodermal in origin...
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