Quick Facts
Origin: Ophthalmic artery.
Course: Emerges on the face between the trochlea and medial palpebral ligament.
Branches: None.
Supplied Structures: Lacrimal sac and dorsum of nose.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The dorsal nasal artery arises as one of the two terminal branches of the ophthalmic artery, the other being the supratrochlear artery.
Course
The dorsal nasal artery emerges on the face between the trochlea and the medial palpebral ligament.
Branches
There are no named branches.
Supplied Structures
The dorsal nasal artery provides rami to the nasolacrimal sac, then divides into two terminal branches. One branch anastomosis with the angular artery, a terminal branch of the facial artery. Another branch extends down the dorsum of the nose and anastomoses with its fellow from the opposite side.
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