Branches of external carotid artery
Branches of external carotid artery are:
- Superior thyroid artery
- Lingual artery
- Facial artery
- Occipital artery
- Posterior auricular artery
- Ascending pharyngeal artery
- Maxillary artery
- Superficial temporal artery
1,2 and 3 are anterior branches. 4 and 5 are posterior branches. Ascending pharyngeal artery is the only medial branch of external carotid artery. Maxillary artery and superficial temporal artery are the terminal branches.
