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Angular artery
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<p>The angular artery is an <a href="/facts/Artery/Y1Yj0jat">artery</a> of the <a href="/facts/Face/I1PQ5YLY">face</a>. It is the terminal part of the <a href="/facts/Facial_artery/ow4Ssd1B">facial artery</a>. It ascends to the medial angle of the eye's <a href="/facts/Orbit_(anatomy)/lJTMFcqy">orbit</a>. It is accompanied by the <a href="/facts/Angular_vein/H1vLhp3L">angular vein</a>. It ends by anastomosing with the <a href="/facts/Dorsal_nasal_branch/vBtqAx4U">dorsal nasal branch</a> of the <a href="/facts/Ophthalmic_artery/HubwUkG6">ophthalmic artery</a>. It supplies the <a href="/facts/Lacrimal_sac/9DhJhnQo">lacrimal sac</a>, the <a href="/facts/Orbicularis_oculi_muscle/UneMBAgq">orbicularis oculi muscle</a>, and the outer side of the nose. </p>