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! style="width: 70%; vertical-align: top;" | Vascular Supply and Anastomoses | |||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''S'''uperior thyroid artery (A) | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Larynx and upper thyroid<br>Thyrocervical trunk (branch of the subclavian artery) supplies the inferior<br>thyroid and isthmus. | |||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''A'''scending pharyngeal artery (M) | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Nasopharynx, oropharynx, and middle ear<br>CNs IX, X, and XI<br>Meninges<br>Anastomoses with the vertebral artery branches | |||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''L'''ingual artery (A) | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Tongue and the floor of the mouth | |||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''F'''acial artery (A) | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Face, palate, and lips<br>Angular branch of the facial artery anastomoses with the orbital branch of the ophthalmic artery. | |||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Occipital artery|'''O'''ccipital artery]] (P) | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Posterior scalp, upper cervical musculature<br>Posterior fossa and meninges<br>Anastomoses with the vertebral artery | |||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''P'''osterior auricular artery (P) | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Pinna, external auditory canal, and scalp | |||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''S'''uperficial temporal artery | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Scalp and ear | |||
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| style="vertical-align: top;" | '''I'''nternal maxillary artery (aka [[Maxillary Artery]]) | |||
| style="vertical-align: top;" | Deep face<br>Gives off the middle meningeal artery (MMA) and accessory meningeal arteries<br>Anastomoses with inferior lateral cavernous sinus trunk and ophthalmic artery through ethmoidal branches | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 3 August 2024
ECA Branches
| Branches | Vascular Supply and Anastomoses |
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| Superior thyroid artery (A) | Larynx and upper thyroid Thyrocervical trunk (branch of the subclavian artery) supplies the inferior thyroid and isthmus. |
| Ascending pharyngeal artery (M) | Nasopharynx, oropharynx, and middle ear CNs IX, X, and XI Meninges Anastomoses with the vertebral artery branches |
| Lingual artery (A) | Tongue and the floor of the mouth |
| Facial artery (A) | Face, palate, and lips Angular branch of the facial artery anastomoses with the orbital branch of the ophthalmic artery. |
| Occipital artery (P) | Posterior scalp, upper cervical musculature Posterior fossa and meninges Anastomoses with the vertebral artery |
| Posterior auricular artery (P) | Pinna, external auditory canal, and scalp |
| Superficial temporal artery | Scalp and ear |
| Internal maxillary artery (aka Maxillary Artery) | Deep face Gives off the middle meningeal artery (MMA) and accessory meningeal arteries Anastomoses with inferior lateral cavernous sinus trunk and ophthalmic artery through ethmoidal branches |
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