lingual artery

Examples

• All

• Most of the tongue's blood is supplied by the lingual arteries; only minor contributions are made by the facial, inferior alveolar, and buccal arteries.

  Academic text (2003)

• Surgical resection required ligation of both the right and left lingual arteries, but the preserved oral tongue remained viable.

  Academic text (2003)

• Intraoperative findings confirmed tumor involvement of the left lingual artery and the left hypoglossal nerve.

  Academic text (2003)

• Had our patient had no history of surgery, it is far less likely that we would have achieved such a fortunate outcome after bilateral lingual artery ligation.

  Academic text (2003)

• Because of its central location and proximity to the lingual artery and hypoglossal nerve, excision was not favored, and local radiation therapy was successful.

  Academic text (2007)

• Intraoperative findings confirmed tumor involvement of the left lingual artery and hypoglossal nerve, both of which were sacrificed.

  Academic text (2003)

• In patients who have undergone previous head and neck cancer resections, collateral blood supply to the tongue might develop if the flow of one or both of the lingual arteries is interrupted.

  Academic text (2003)

• The right and left lingual arteries were subsequently ligated and divided, and resection of the subtotal tongue base with preservation of the right hypoglossal nerve was completed.

  Academic text (2003)

• In our patient, perhaps the most likely explanation for the survival of the oral tongue is that ipsilateral collateral circulation developed to the right side of the tongue sometime following the thrombosis of the right lingual artery.

  Academic text (2003)

• Therefore, it is a well-accepted surgical principle that simultaneous sacrifice of both lingual arteries will critically compromise blood flow and lead to ischemic necrosis of the entire tongue.

  Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

A

arteria lingualis

vslingual artery

• Specialized

9.1

A blood vessel that carries blood to the lower part of the tongue

means the same but uses the common English name instead of Latin

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology