sublingual artery


sub·lin·gual ar·ter·y

[TA] origin, lingual; distribution, extrinsic muscles of tongue, sublingual gland, mucosa of region; anastomoses, the artery of opposite side and submental. Synonym(s): arteria sublingualis [TA]

sub·lin·gual ar·te·ry

(sŭb-ling'gwăl ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA] Origin, lingual; distribution, extrinsic muscles of tongue, sublingual gland, mucosa of region; anastomoses, the artery of opposite side and submental.
Synonym(s): arteria sublingualis [TA] .

sublingual artery

A branch of the lingual artery that supplies blood to the sublingual gland.See also: artery