External Carotid Artery: Difference between revisions
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*Superior thyroid artery | |||
*Ascending pharyngeal artery | |||
*Lingual artery | |||
*Facial artery | |||
*Occipital artery | |||
*Posterior auricular artery | |||
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Revision as of 16:30, 30 May 2017
Description:[edit | edit source]
The external carotid artery is one of the two terminal branches of the common carotid artery which is smaller the the other branche (the internal carotid artery).
Course:[edit | edit source]
It's course passes under the submandibular gland and into the parotid gland.
Branches and divisions:[edit | edit source]
- Superior thyroid artery
- Ascending pharyngeal artery
- Lingual artery
- Facial artery
- Occipital artery
- Posterior auricular artery
