External carotid artery
course
Splits from common carotid C3-4, superior border of thyroid cartilage
passes through Parotid gland
Branches:
- Superior thyroid artery
- Ascending pharyngeal artery
- Lingual artery
- Facial artery
- Occipital artery
- Posterior auricular artery
- Sternocleidomastoid artery
see Carotid system