Supraorbital artery 5396112 190326697 2008-02-10T04:39:06Z Arcadian 104523 /* External links */ link {{Infobox Artery | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = arteria supraorbitalis | GraySubject = 146 | GrayPage = 569 | Image = Gray514.png | Caption = The [[ophthalmic artery]] and its branches. (Supraorbital artery labeled at center top.) | Image2 = Gray894.png | Caption2 = The tarsi and their ligaments. Right eye; front view. (Supraorbital vessels labeled at upper right.) | BranchFrom = [[ophthalmic artery]] | BranchTo = superficial branch <BR> deep branch| Vein = [[supraorbital vein]] | Supplies = [[levator palpebrae superioris]] <BR> [[diploƫ]] of the [[frontal bone]] <BR> [[frontal sinus]] <BR> upper [[eyelid]] <BR> skin of the [[forehead]] <BR> [[scalp]] | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = a_61 | DorlandsSuf = 12156148 | }} The '''supraorbital artery''' is an [[artery]] of the head. ==Course== It springs from the [[ophthalmic artery]] as that vessel is crossing over to the medial side of the [[optic nerve]]. It passes upward on the medial borders of the [[superior rectus muscle]] and [[levator palpebrae superioris]], meeting the [[supraorbital nerve]] accompanies it between the roof of the orbit and [[levator palpebrae superioris]] to the [[supraorbital notch]]. ==Branching== When passing through the supraorbital notch it divides into a superficial and a deep branch. Its terminal branches anastomose with branches of the [[supratrochlear artery]] and the superficial temporal arteries. ==Supplies== This artery supplies the [[levator palpebrae superioris]], the [[diploƫ]] of the [[frontal bone]], the [[frontal sinus]], the upper [[eyelid]], and the skin of the [[forehead]] and the [[scalp]]. This artery may be absent in 10% to 20% of individuals. <ref>Dutton JJ: Osteology of the orbit. In ''Atlas of clinical and surgical orbital anatomy,'' Philadelphia, 1994, WB Saunders</ref> ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray508.png|The arteries of the face and scalp. Image:Gray515.png|Bloodvessels of the eyelids, front view. </gallery> ==References== <div class="references-small"> <references/> </div> ==External links== * {{WaynesburgAnatomicModel|circulation/supraorbitalartery}} * {{eMedicineDictionary|supraorbital+artery}} * http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-2.HTM {{Gray's}} {{circulatory-stub}} {{Arteries of head and neck}} [[Category:Arteries]]