Cardiovascular system
Occipital artery
Arteria occipitalis
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Head
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- External carotid artery
DescriptionUnreviewed
The occipital artery arises from the external carotid artery opposite the facial artery.
Its path is below the posterior belly of digastric to the occipital region.
This artery supplies blood to the back of the scalp and sternocleidomastoid muscles, and deep muscles in the back and neck.
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Names
- Latin
- Arteria occipitalis
- English
- Occipital artery
- French
- Artère occipitale
- Spanish
- Arteria occipital
- Portuguese
- Artéria occipital