Early recognition and proper treatment of the following main finger infections will help prevent most of the serious outcomes. 1  Paronychia: A paronychia is an infection of the finger that involves the tissue at the edges of the fingernail.
Of surgical importance is the relationship of the maxillary artery to the lateral pterygoid muscle. The maxillary artery was found medial to the lateral pterygoid muscle in 30.5% of 180 dissections and lateral to the lateral pterygoid in 69.5%.
alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris - a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process. angular artery, arteria angularis - the terminal branch of the facial artery. aorta - the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries. appendicular artery, arteria appendicularis - the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix. arcuate artery, arteria arcuata - curved artery in the foot.