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occipital artery

arteria occipitalis

The occipital artery arises 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 sterno-mastoid muscles. Other muscles it supplies are deep muscles in the back and neck. [WP,unvetted].

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प्रकार Muscle
मूल संरचना branch of external carotid artery
लैटिन नाम arteria occipitalis
FMA ID 49586

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the occipital artery?

The occipital artery arises 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 sterno-mastoid muscles. Other muscles it supplies are deep muscles in the back and neck. [WP,unvetted].

What is the Latin name for the occipital artery?

The Latin name for the occipital artery is arteria occipitalis.

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy — FMA:49586 Reference anatomy ontology (University of Washington)
  2. UBERON — UBERON:0001613 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)
  3. Wikidata — Q491726 Structured knowledge base cross-reference
  4. Wikipedia — occipital artery Encyclopedia article (verified cross-reference)

चिकित्सा अस्वीकरण

यह सामग्री केवल शैक्षिक और सूचनात्मक उद्देश्यों के लिए है। इसे पेशेवर चिकित्सा सलाह, निदान या उपचार के विकल्प के रूप में नहीं माना जाना चाहिए। किसी चिकित्सा स्थिति के बारे में आपके किसी भी प्रश्न के लिए हमेशा अपने चिकित्सक या अन्य योग्य स्वास्थ्य प्रदाता से सलाह लें। इस वेबसाइट पर पढ़ी गई किसी बात के कारण कभी भी पेशेवर चिकित्सा सलाह को नजरअंदाज न करें या इसे लेने में देरी न करें।

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.