The lateral palpebral arteries are the two large branches of those terminal branches of the lacrimal gland that supply the eyelid, with one lateral palpebral artery supplying one eyelid or the other. They pass medial-ward within the eyelid. They anastomose with medial palpebral arteries to form an arterial circle.[1]
| Lateral palpebral arteries | |
|---|---|
 Bloodvessels of the eyelids, front view. (Lateral palpebral arteries visible but not labeled.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Lacrimal artery |
| Supplies | Eyelid |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteriae palpebrales laterales |
| TA98 | A12.2.06.029 |
| TA2 | 4478 |
| FMA | 70781 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
See also
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edit- ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 659.
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