ANATOMY Tutorial - External Carotid Artery Branches 

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External Carotid artery branches:
Superior thyroid artery, arising from its anterior aspect;
Ascending pharyngeal artery - arising from medial, or deep, aspect;
Lingual artery - arising from its anterior aspect;
Facial artery - arise from its anterior aspect;
Occipital artery - arising from its posterior aspect;
Two terminal braches :
Superficial temporal artery
Maxillary artery