English Explanatory Dictionary

occipital artery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An artery that arises from the external carotid artery opposite to the origin of the facial artery, that passes posteriorly to the base of the skull where it turns upward and ascends within the superficial fascia of the scalp, and that supplies or gives off branches supplying structures and especially muscles of the back of the neck and head.

Word forms

occipital artery occipital arteries

Related words

ascending pharyngeal artery facial artery lingual artery maxillary artery posterior auricular artery superficial temporal artery superior thyroid artery
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