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. ==Structure== The external carotid artery begins at the level of the upper border of thyroid cartilage, and, taking a slightly curved course, passes upward and forward, and t...
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(from the article `carotid artery`) The external carotid artery ascends through the upper part of the side of the neck and behind the lower jaw into the parotid gland, where it divides ...
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<anatomy, artery> Origin, common carotid at C-4 vertebral level; branches, superior thyroid, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricular, ascending pharyngeal, and terminal branches, maxillary and superficial temporal at level of neck of mandible. ... Synonym: arteria carotis externa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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origin,common carotid artery; branches, superior thyroid, ascending pharyngeal, lingual, facial, sternocleidomastoid, occipital, posterior auricular, superficial temporal, maxillary; distribution, neck, face, skull.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. origin, common carotid at C-4 vertebral level; branches, superior thyroid, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricular, ascending pharyngeal, and terminal branches, maxillary and superficial temporal at level of neck of mandible. Synonyms: arteria carotis externa
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The external carotid artery begins near the thyroid cartilage and curves upward along the neck, narrowing as it ascends, and divides into the temporal and internal maxillary arteries. The external carotid has many branches along its course up the neck supplying the neck and face.
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n] - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
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external carotid noun the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
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