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{{Infobox Artery |
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  Latin       = arteria transversa faciei |
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  Caption     = Bloodvessels of the eyelids, front view. 1, [[supraorbital artery]] and [[supraorbital vein]]; 2, [[nasal artery]]; 3, [[angular artery]], the terminal branch of 4, the [[facial artery]]; 5, [[suborbital artery]]; 6, anterior branch of the [[superficial temporal artery]]; 6’, malar branch of the [[Transverse facial artery|transverse artery of the face]]; 7, [[lacrimal artery]]; 8, [[superior palpebral artery]] with 8’, its external arch; 9, anastomoses of the [[superior palpebral]] with the [[superficial temporal]] and [[lacrimal]]; 10, [[inferior palpebral artery]]; 11, [[facial vein]]; 12, [[angular vein]]; 13, branch of the [[superficial temporal vein]]. |
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  Caption2    = The arteries of the face and scalp. (Transv. facial labeled at center, to right of ear.) |
  BranchFrom  = [[Superficial temporal artery|Superficial temporal]] |
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The '''transverse facial artery''' is an artery that branches from the [[superficial temporal artery]] and runs across the face.

==Structure==
The transverse facial artery is given off from the [[superficial temporal artery]] before that vessel leaves the [[parotid gland]]; running forward through the substance of the gland, it passes transversely across the side of the face, between the [[parotid duct]] and the lower border of the [[zygomatic arch]], and divides into numerous branches, which supply the parotid gland and duct, the [[masseter]] muscle, and the integument, and anastomose with the [[facial artery]], the [[masseteric artery]], the [[buccinator artery]], and the [[infraorbital artery]]. 

This vessel rests on the [[masseter]], and is accompanied by one or two branches of the [[facial nerve]].

==See also==
* [[Facial artery]]

==Additional images==
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 Image:Gray507.png|Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries.
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==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|23|05|01|01}} - "The Transverse Facial Artery and Vein"
* {{eMedicineDictionary|Transverse+facial+artery}}
* {{NormanAnatomy|lesson4}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|parotid4}}, {{NormanAnatomyFig|infratempfossaart}})

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{{Arteries of head and neck}}

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[[Category:Anatomy]]
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