「 Wikipedia 」には上記の枝の外に「 頬骨枝 zygomatic branches 」という名称の枝も見られる。

以下は「 Wikipedia 」の解説文となる。
「 The lacrimal artery is an artery that arises close to the optic foramen, and is one of the largest branches derived from the ophthalmic artery. Not infrequently it is given off before the artery enters the orbit.
It accompanies the lacrimal nerve along the upper border of the lateral rectus and supplies the lacrimal gland.
【 branches 】
Its terminal branches, escaping from the gland, are distributed to the eyelids and conjunctiva : of those supplying the eyelids, two are of considerable size and are named the lateral palpebral arteries; they run medially in the upper and lower lids respectively and anastomose with the medial palpebral arteries, forming an arterial circle in this situation.
The lacrimal artery also give off one or two zygomatic branches, one of which passes through the zygomatico-temporal foramen, to reach the temporal fossa, and anastomoses with the deep temporal arteries; another appears on the cheek through the zygomatico-facial foramen, and anastomoses with the transverse facial.
A recurrent branch passes backward through the lateral part of the superior orbital fissure to the dura mater, and anastomoses with a branch of the middle meningeal artery.
The lacrimal artery is sometimes derived from one of the anterior branches of the middle meningeal artery.」
【 語 句 】
・ eyelids : 眼瞼/まぶた ・ conjunctiva : 結膜 ・ lateral palpebral arteries : 外側眼瞼動脈 ・ respectively : おのおの ・ zygomatic branches : 頬骨枝 ・ zygomatico-temporal foramen : 頬骨側頭孔 ・ zygomatico-facial foramen : 頬骨顔面孔 ・ transverse facial : 顔面横動脈 ・ recurrent branch : ? ・superior orbital fissure : 上眼窩裂 ・ dura mater : 硬膜 ・ middle meningeal artery : 中硬膜動脈
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