External carotid artery
Major artery of the head and neck / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The external carotid artery is the major artery of the head and upper neck. It arises from the common carotid artery. It terminates by splitting into the superficial temporal and maxillary artery within the parotid gland.[1]
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External carotid artery | |
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Details | |
Precursor | 1 and 2. aortic arches |
Source | Common carotid artery |
Branches | Superior thyroid, lingual, facial, ascending pharyngeal, occipital, posterior auricular, maxillary, superficial temporal |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria carotis externa |
MeSH | D002342 |
TA98 | A12.2.05.001 |
TA2 | 4369 |
FMA | 10635 |
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