Arteries of face and scalp (Lateral view) (Latin)

The maxillary artery gives off the a. infraorbitalis, that supplies the area between the eye and upper lip, a. buccalis, supplying the buccinator muscle and skin of the cheek, as well as the a. alveolaris inferior, which gives off the a. mentalis to supply the chin. The scalp receives its vascular supply through branches of the a. carotis externa: the a. auricularis posterior, a. temporalis superficialis and a. occipitalis.