External carotid artery

External carotid artery
The external carotid artery arises from the common carotid artery and supplies structures in the face and neck.
Details
Precursor1 and 2. aortic arches
SourceCommon carotid artery
BranchesSuperior thyroid, lingual, facial, ascending pharyngeal, occipital, posterior auricular, maxillary, superficial temporal
Identifiers
Latinarteria carotis externa
MeSHD002342
TA98A12.2.05.001
TA24369
FMA10635
Anatomical terminology

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]

  1. ^ "Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-09.