Uberon definition : The superior labial artery (superior labial branch of facial artery) is larger and
more tortuous than the inferior labial artery. It follows a similar course along the
edge of the upper lip, lying between the mucous membrane and the Orbicularis oris,
and anastomoses with the artery of the opposite side. It supplies the upper lip, and
gives off in its course two or three vessels which ascend to the nose; a septal branch
ramifies on the nasal septum as far as the point of the nose, and an alar branch supplies
the ala of the nose.;
Uberon synonym : superior labial artery; superior labial branch of facial artery;
The superior labial artery (superior labial branch of facial artery) is larger and
more tortuous than the inferior labial artery. It follows a similar course along the
edge of the upper lip, lying between the mucous membrane and the Orbicularis oris,
and anastomoses with the artery of the opposite side. It supplies the upper lip, and
gives off in its course two or three vessels which ascend to the nose; a septal branch
ramifies on the nasal septum as far as the point of the nose, and an alar branch supplies
the ala of the nose.
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)