Source External carotid artery
Branches Cervical branches:
- Ascending palatine
- Tonsillar
- Submental
- Glandular
Facial branches:
- Inferior labial
- Superior labial
- Lateral nasal
- Angular
Mnemonic: Anna, PLS SIT (Ascending palatine artery, Premasseteric artery, Lateral nasal artery, Submental artery, Superior labial artery, Inferior labial artery, Tonsillar artery)
Supplies Muscles and skin of the face The facial artery is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies the anatomic structures of the superficial face. The facial artery arises from the carotid triangle which is formed by the superior belly of the omohyoid muscle, the sternocleidomastoid, and the posterior belly of the digastric muscle.