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Lingual artery
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The lingual artery arises from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid artery and facial artery.[1] It can be located easily in the tongue.
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Lingual artery | |
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Depiction of the neck with muscles and arteries shown. The lingual artery arises from the external carotid artery | |
![]() Veins of the tongue. The hypoglossal nerve has been displaced downward in this preparation (lingual artery labeled at center left). | |
Details | |
Source | External carotid artery |
Branches | Sublingual artery Deep lingual artery |
Vein | Lingual vein |
Supplies | Genioglossus |
Identifiers | |
Latin | arteria lingualis |
TA98 | A12.2.05.015 |
TA2 | 4383 |
FMA | 49526 |
Anatomical terminology |
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