Preferred Label : External carotid artery;
FMA definition : Subdivision of common carotid artery, each instance of which has anterior branches
to some thyroid gland, part of some larynx above vocal cords, some tongue and superficial
part of some face, posterior branches to areas posterior to some external ear, some
neck and back of some head and terminal branches to lateral part of some scalp and
deep parts of some face.;
Origin ID : 10635;
UMLS CUI : C0007275;
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Subdivision of common carotid artery, each instance of which has anterior branches
to some thyroid gland, part of some larynx above vocal cords, some tongue and superficial
part of some face, posterior branches to areas posterior to some external ear, some
neck and back of some head and terminal branches to lateral part of some scalp and
deep parts of some face.