Angular Artery (Noun)
Meaning
The terminal branch of the facial artery.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The angular artery is the terminal branch of the facial artery, and it is located near the medial canthus of the eye.
- It arises near the medial canthus, and the angular artery then divides into two branches.
- The angular artery supplies blood to the area surrounding the medial canthus and to the lacrimal sac.
- This terminal branch of the facial artery is the angular artery, which supplies the medial angle of the eye.
- Branching off from the facial artery, the angular artery supplies the area around the nose and the medial canthus.