Occipital artery

The occipital artery ( " Occipital artery" ) is an arterial blood vessel of the head. It arises from the external carotid artery ( external carotid artery ).

Development in humans

The occipital artery arises with respect to the disposal of the facial artery ( facial artery ) and draws from the digastric muscle and musculus stylohyoideus covered, towards the back. Your lies the XII. Cranial nerve at ( hypoglossal nerve ). On her further way she crosses the internal carotid artery ( internal carotid artery ), the internal jugular vein, the vagus nerve and the accessory nerve. Among the head and neck muscles, they eventually branched in the occiput. Your terminal branch accompanies the greater occipital nerve.

  • Artery of the head
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