Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Branching Patterns of the External carotid Artery.

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Branching Patterns of the External Carotid Artery.

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
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Image of branching patterns of hte external cartoid artery

This composite drawing illustrates a common (usual) pattern and combinations of four major arteries into trunks from the external carotid artery: faciolingual trunk, faciomaxillary trunk, thyrofacial trunk, thyrolingual trunk, and thyrolinguefacial trunk.

redrawn from Quain and modified by Bergman, 1980

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