Tags: Anatomical Structure, Artery.

The external carotid artery is a major artery of the head and neck. It arises from the common carotid artery when it bifurcates into the external and internal carotid artery.

External_carotid_a.gif
branch from
Common carotid artery
branch to
Facial artery, Superficial temporal artery, Lingual artery, Ascending pharyngeal artery, Posterior auricular artery, Occipital artery, Maxillary artery, Superior thyroid artery
Dorlands prefix
a_61
Dorlands suffix
12153668
Gray page
551
Gray subject
144
MeSH name
Carotid+Artery+External
MeSH number
A07.231.114.186.200.210

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