Maxillary Artery - The maxillary artery is divided
into three divisions each division having five branches. Not all
branches branches will be listed here:
Mandibular Division - each branch leads to a bony
foramen
Inferior Alveolar
Artery - runs to the mandibular foramen for the mandibular teeth.
Middle Meningeal
Artery - to foramen spinosum runs deep to pterion
Accessory Meningeal
- runs through foramen ovale with V3
Pterygoid Division - each branch serves a muscle
Masseteric Branch
Medial and Lateral
Pterygoid
Buccal
Temporals
- two deep temporal arteries
Pterygopalatine Division - each branch is a terminal
branch of the maxillary artery
Infraorbital
Artery - runs in infraorbital foramen with infraorbital branch of
V2
Posterior Superior
Alveolar - to maxillary teeth
(Long) Sphenopalatine
Artery - to nasal cavity
Pharyngeal Branch
Descending Palatine
- becomes the greater and lesser palatine arteries to the hard and soft
palate respectively