The Common Carotid Artery arises from the Right Brachiocephalic Trunk on the Right and the directly from the Arch of Aorta on the Left. It then bifurcates into the External and Internal Carotid arteries at the level of C4.
There are 8 branches of the external carotid artery. From proximal to distal the Mnemonic is:
Some Anatomists Like Fornication, Others Prefer S & M
S - Superior Thyroid Artery
A - Ascending Pharyngeal Artery
L - Lingual Artery
F - Facial Artery
O - Occipital Artery
P - Posterior Auricular Artery
S - Superficial Temporal Artery
M - Maxillary Artery
There are others of course, but this is the one I used!
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