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Glandular branches of facial artery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


Overview

The glandular branches of the facial artery (submaxillary branches) consist of three or four large vessels, which supply the submaxillary gland, some being prolonged to the neighboring muscles, lymph glands, and integument.


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