Arteries
This space when dissected is seen to contain the upper part of the common carotid artery, which bifurcates opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into the external and internal carotid. These vessels are somewhat concealed from view by the anterior margin of the Sternocleidomastoideus, which overlaps them.
The external and internal carotids lie side by side, the external being the more anterior of the two.
The following branches of the external carotid are also met with in this space:
- the superior thyroid artery, running forward and downward;
- the lingual artery, directly forward;
- the facial artery, forward and upward;
- the occipital artery, backward and upward;
- the ascending pharyngeal artery, directly upward on the medial side of the internal carotid.
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