External carotid artery
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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 with
Left external carotid artery with normal spectral doppler ultrasound
Branches of external carotid artery
Magnetic resonance angiography
Facial artery
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The facial artery, formerly called the external maxillary artery, is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies blood to superficial structures of the medial regions of the face.
External carotid artery
…arising from its anterior aspect Ascending pharyngeal artery - arising from medial, or deep, aspect Lingual artery - arising from its anterior aspect Facial artery - arise from its anterior aspect Occipital artery - arising from its posterior aspect Posterior auricular artery - arising from posterior aspect The…
Facial artery