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(A) The dissection situs of the left side of a male face with a rare variation in the branching pattern of the facial artery. (B) A schematic depiction of the dissection situs and branching pattern of the facial artery on the left side of the face in the same orientation. The common trunk (CT) of the facial artery splits at the level of the base of the mandible into an anterior branch (AB) and a posterior branch (PB) that gives off the premasseteric branch (*).
