True statement about Kiesselbach's Plexus
High-Yield Explanation
Kiesselbach's Plexus
→ Large capillary network in anteroinferior part of vestibule of septum.
→ Contains anastomoses between:
Sphenopalatine artery and its branches.
Superior labial branch of facial artery.
Greater palatine artery.
Anterior ethmoidal artery.
→ This is known as Little's area.
→ Little's area - Common site of epistaxis (bleeding from nose).
→ Artery of epistaxis - Sphenopalatine artery.