Supraorbital artery

Last edited and medically reviewed by Alaric Steinmetz on 21.04.2023

Synonyms: supraorbital artery
ICD-11: XA1C15

The supraorbital artery is a branch of the Ophthalmic artery.

Anatomy

The supraorbital artery arises in the Orbit at the point where the ophthalmic artery crosses the Optic nerve. It travels along the medial border of the superior rectus muscle and the levator palpebrae muscle anteriorly toward the supraorbital foramen.

After the supraorbital artery exits the Foramen supraorbitale Arteria temporalis superficialis

Figure

Orbital arteries—Gray's Anatomy — Schematic illustration of the orbital arteries and their branches. Figure adapted from Gray's Anatomy, Figure 514.

Supraorbital artery — Visualization of the supraorbital artery (marked in red) in an anatomical drawing adapted from Gray's Anatomy, Figure 508.

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