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external carotid artery

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external carotid artery [ek′stərn·əl kə′räd·əd ′ärd·ə·rē]
(anatomy)
An artery which originates at the common carotid and distributes blood to the anterior part of the neck, face, scalp, side of the head, ear, and dura mater.
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The typical form of presentation is a painless slow-growing mass, that can bulge into pharynx or extend into parapharyngeal space and can splay internal and external carotid artery ("lyre" sign, Fig.
Update in carotid chemodectomas by Goffredo, Costanza; Antignani, Pier Luigi; Gervasi, Francesco; Ricottini, Elisabetta / Archives: The International Journal of Medicine
In the event that the vertical segment of the ICA regresses or does not develop, a communication persists between it and the external carotid artery, which is derived from the second branchial arch.
Aberrant ectatic internal carotid artery in the middle ear by Safdar, Adnan; Hughes, Joseph P.; Walsh, Rory McConn / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
For instance the mnemonic to help you remember the eight branches of the external carotid artery (in order starting with the first branch, the superior thyroid artery) goes like this: Sally Ann Likes Flirting On Philadelphia's Main Street.
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