Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries.
Details
Source
occipital artery
Identifiers
Latin
ramus descendens arteriae occipitalis
TA98
A12.2.05.036
TA2
4404
FMA
49608
Anatomical terminology
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The descending branch of occipital artery, the largest branch of the occipital, descends on the back of the neck, and divides into a superficial and deep portion.
The superficial portion runs beneath the splenius, giving off branches which pierce that muscle to supply the trapezius and anastomose with the ascending branch of the transverse cervical.
The deep portion runs down between the semispinales capitis and colli, and anastomoses with the vertebral and with the a. profunda cervicalis, a branch of the costocervical trunk.
The anastomosis between these vessels assists in establishing the collateral circulation after ligature of the common carotid or subclavian artery.
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