dorsal nasal artery

dor·sal na·sal ar·ter·y

[TA]

origin, supratrochlear artery (derivative of ophthalmic artery); distribution, penetrates orbicularis oculi to supply skin of side of root of nose; anastomosis, angular (facial) artery.

Synonym(s): arteria dorsalis nasi [TA], external nasal artery ☆ , arteria nasi externa, dorsal artery of nose, external artery of nose

dorsal nasal artery

a terminal branch of the ophthalmic artery that exits the orbit in the medial corner and supplies the dorsum of the nose.

dor·sal na·sal ar·te·ry

(dōr'săl nā'zăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]

Origin, ophthalmic; external artery of the nose; distribution, skin of side of root of nose; anastomoses, angular artery.
Synonym(s): external nasal artery.

dor·sal na·sal ar·te·ry

(dōr'săl nā'zăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]

Origin, supratrochlear artery (derivative of ophthalmic artery); distribution, penetrates orbicularis oculi to supply skin of side of root of nose; anastomosis, angular (facial) artery.
Synonym(s): external artery of nose.