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    The occipital artery is a branch of the external carotid artery that provides arterial supply to the back of the scalp, sternocleidomastoid muscles, and...
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    The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is one of a pair of cerebral arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the occipital lobe, part of the back of the human...
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  • The occipital branches of occipital artery are terminal branches of the occipital artery which supply the back of the head. v t e...
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  • Thumbnail for Occipitofrontalis muscle
    bellies: the occipital belly, near the occipital bone, and the frontal belly, near the frontal bone. It is supplied by the supraorbital artery, the supratrochlear...
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    aspect Occipital artery - arising from its posterior aspect Posterior auricular artery - arising from posterior aspect The external carotid artery terminates...
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    function is to move the scalp back. The muscles receives blood from the occipital artery. Position of occipitalis muscle (shown in red). Occipitofrontalis muscle...
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  • External occipital protuberance Internal occipital crest Greater occipital nerve Lesser occipital nerve Occipital artery Occipital bone Occipital bun Occipital...
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    and inferior thyroid arteries, and the deep cervical artery and the descending branch of the occipital artery; the vertebral artery takes the place of the...
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    Facial artery, Occipital artery. internal jugular vein and its tributaries (correspondng to the branches of the corresponding artery): Superior thyroid...
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  • Thumbnail for Mastoid part of the temporal bone
    transmits a vein to the transverse sinus and a small branch of the occipital artery to the dura mater. The position and size of this foramen are very variable;...
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