Preferred Label : artery of lower lip;
Uberon definition : The Iinferior labial artery (inferior labial branch of facial artery) arises near
the angle of the mouth; it passes upward and forward beneath the Triangularis and,
penetrating the Orbicularis oris, runs in a tortuous course along the edge of the
lower lip between this muscle and the mucous membrane. It supplies the labial glands,
the mucous membrane, and the muscles of the lower lip; and anastomoses with the artery
of the opposite side, and with the mental branch of the inferior alveolar artery.;
Uberon synonym : inferior labial artery; ramus labialis inferior (arteria facialis); inferior labial branch of facial artery;
Origin ID : 0003471;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
- branching part of
- part of
- supplies
The Iinferior labial artery (inferior labial branch of facial artery) arises near
the angle of the mouth; it passes upward and forward beneath the Triangularis and,
penetrating the Orbicularis oris, runs in a tortuous course along the edge of the
lower lip between this muscle and the mucous membrane. It supplies the labial glands,
the mucous membrane, and the muscles of the lower lip; and anastomoses with the artery
of the opposite side, and with the mental branch of the inferior alveolar artery.
