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| branches into the internal and external carotid arteries |
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| ascends the side of the head external to the cranium; supplies most external head structures except the orbits |
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| gives rise to the lingual, facial, occipital, maxillary and superficial temporal arteries |
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| supplies the skin and muscles of the face |
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| supplies the posterior scalp |
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| supplies the teeth, maxilla, oral cavity and external ear |
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| Superficial Temporal Artery |
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| supplies the chewing muscles, nasal cavity, lateral aspect of the face, most of the scalp and the dura mater |
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| passes medial to the angle of the mandible and enters the cranial cavity through the carotid canal of the temporal bone; supplies the orbits and 80% of the cerebrum |
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| gives rise to the ophthalmic, anterior cerebral and middle cerebral arteries |
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| supplies the orbit, nose and forehead |
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