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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Occipitalis muscle (redirect from Occipital belly of occipitofrontalis muscle)
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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of the occipital artery (sternocleidomastoid artery) arise directly from the occipital artery and are the initial two branches of this artery. Uncommonly...
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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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External occipital protuberance Internal occipital crest Greater occipital nerve Lesser occipital nerve Occipital artery Occipital bone Occipital bun Occipital...
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The descending branch of occipital artery, the largest branch of the occipital, descends on the back of the neck, and divides into a superficial and deep...
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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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