The supraorbital artery is an artery of the head. It springs from the ophthalmic artery as that vessel is crossing over to the medial side of the optic nerve. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supraorbital_artery ]
Synonyms: supra-orbital artery supraorbital artery arteria supraorbitalis
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- SCTID:369330002
- Wikipedia:Supraorbital_artery
- FMA:49973
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- artery
- supplies some frontal sinus
- supplies some levator palpebrae superioris
- connecting branch of some ophthalmic artery
- part of some system