VASCULAR
TYPES OF ARTERIES
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along the inferior border of the mandible just anterior to the angle of the mandible
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anatomical guide for facial artery
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anatomical guide for subclavian artery
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anatomical guide for common iliac artery
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The facial artery, a branch of the external carotid artery, is palpated as it crosses the inferior mandibular rim immediately anterior to the insertion of the masseter muscle (Fig.
Detailed explanation-2: -The pulse of the facial artery is palpable as it crosses the mandible. The artery continues superiorly at an oblique angle across the cheek towards the oral commissure then ascends along the side of the nose terminating at the medial canthus of the eye as the angular artery.
Detailed explanation-3: -The inferior alveolar artery is the predominant blood supply to the mandible.
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