Vessels
Superior and inferior labial arteries
Branches of the facial artery running within the lips near the vermilion, usually submucosal or intramuscular, anastomosing across the midline.
What it is
Branches of the facial artery running within the lips near the vermilion, usually submucosal or intramuscular, anastomosing across the midline.
How the Codex reads it
Detail's lip region stays within the vermilion, in small aliquots, and never dominates a male face.
Questions
What is the superior and inferior labial arteries?
Branches of the facial artery running within the lips near the vermilion, usually submucosal or intramuscular, anastomosing across the midline.
How does the Band Codex read the superior and inferior labial arteries?
Detail's lip region stays within the vermilion, in small aliquots, and never dominates a male face.
Sources
- The Evaluation of Facial Artery Position in Relation to Soft Tissue Pogonion and Soft Tissue Gonion: A Cadaver Study. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2025.60 fresh-frozen cadavers: the crossing lies at about 32 per cent of the mandibular length from the gonion, a proportion independent of jaw size.
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