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Maxillary Artery — NDEB AFK MCQ

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The maxillary artery is a terminal branch of which artery?

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Correct answer: DExternal carotid artery

The maxillary artery is one of two terminal branches of the external carotid artery (the other being the superficial temporal artery). The maxillary artery courses through the infratemporal fossa and provides numerous branches supplying the teeth (superior and inferior alveolar arteries), muscles of mastication, palate, and nasal cavity.

Reference: Moore – Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9th ed., 2019