Lingual artery
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The lingual artery arises from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid artery and facial artery. It can be located easily in the tongue.
3D medical animation still shot of structure of lingual artery
Lingual artery
Lingual artery
Tongue
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The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. It manipulates food for chewing and swallowing as part of the digestive process and is the primary organ of taste. The tongue's upper
Lingual artery
…The lingual artery arises from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid artery and facial artery. It can be located easily in the tongue. The lingual artery first branches off from the external carotid artery. It runs obliquely upward and medially to the greater horns of the hyoid bone…
The human tongue
The underside of a human tongue, showing its rich blood supply
Section through the human tongue; stained H&E
Giraffe's tongue