Search
external carotid artery
Origin: common carotid artery at level of C4
Branches:
1) superior thyroid artery
2) lingual artery
3) facial artery
4) occipital artery
5) posterior auricular artery
6) ascending pharyngeal artery
7) maxillary artery*
8) superficial temporal artery*
* terminates as maxillary & superficial temporal arteries at the level of the neck of the mandible
Distribution:
- face
Notes:
- sympathetic innervation of sweat glands follows external carotid artery [2]
General
blood vessel
Properties
FORM: external carotid artery
BRANCHES: superior thyroid artery
lingual artery
facial artery
occipital artery
posterior auricular artery
ascending pharyngeal artery
maxillary artery
superficial temporal artery
ORIGIN: common carotid artery
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- NEJM Knowledge+ Question of the Week Feb 18, 2020
https://knowledgeplus.nejm.org/question-of-week/1356/
Components
intima; tunica intima
tunica media
vascular endothelium