external carotid artery

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artery
gptkbp:drainedBy arterioles of head and neck
gptkbp:hasBranch gptkb:lingual_artery
gptkb:maxillary_artery
gptkb:superficial_temporal_artery
gptkb:ascending_pharyngeal_artery
gptkb:superior_thyroid_artery
gptkb:occipital_artery
facial artery
posterior auricular artery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label external carotid artery
gptkbp:length approximately 6-8 cm
gptkbp:location neck
gptkbp:originatedIn common carotid artery
gptkbp:partner gptkb:left_external_carotid_artery
right external carotid artery
gptkbp:partOf carotid artery
gptkbp:relatedTo internal carotid artery
gptkbp:scientificName arteria carotis externa
gptkbp:significance site for pulse palpation
can be involved in atherosclerosis
gptkbp:supplies gptkb:meninges
face
scalp
neck
thyroid gland
tongue
ear
pharynx
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:lingual_artery
gptkb:superior_thyroid_artery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6