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Branches of common artery
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Internal/External Carotid
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Where is the baroreceptor and what is it called?
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Carotid sinus of the internal carotid
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Supplies the brain
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Internal carotid
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Branches of the external carotid
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Occipital
Lingual
Facial
Caudal auricular
Superficial temporal
Maxillary
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Supplies blood to muscles on the caudal aspect of the skull and meninges
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Occipital
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Supplies blood to tonsil and tongue
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Lingual artery
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Runs with the lingual artery
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Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
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Supplies tongue, lips and nose, mandibular and sublingual salivary glands, muscles of mastication
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Facial artery
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Supplies facial nerve, parotid salivary gland, caudoauricular muscles, auricular cartilages, and temporal muscle
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Caudal auricular artery
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Supplies parotid gland, masseter and temporal muscles, rostral auricular muscles, and the eyelid
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Superficial Temporal
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Passes through temporomandibular joint and alar canal
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Maxillary artery
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Branches of maxillary artery
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Inferior alveolar
External ophthalmic
Minor palatine
Infraorbital
Major Palatine
Sphenopalatine
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Enters the mandibular foramen with the inferior alveolar nerve, courses through the mandibular canal, exits mental foramina.
Supplies roots of the teeth in the lower jaw, and mental branches to the skin
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Inferior Alveolar artery
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Supplies structures within the eye
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External ophthalmic artery
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Enters maxillary foramen, passes through the infraorbital canal, and exits the infraorbital foramen.
Supplies the upper teeth, nose and upper lip.
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Infraorbital artery
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