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Incorrect. The angular artery is the terminal part of the facial artery arising at the medial commissure of the eye, anastomosing with the dorsal nasal branch of the ophthalmic artery, giving branches to supply the orbicularis oculi muscle, lacrimal sac, and lateral aspect of the nose.
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Angular artery
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Incorrect. The facial artery is a more proximal branch of the external carotid artery. It ascends over the body of the mandible towards the medial commissure of the eye, giving branches to supply various structures in the face and pharynx, terminating as the angular artery.
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Facial artery
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Incorrect. The maxillary artery is one of two terminal branches of the external carotid artery, the other being the superficial temporal artery. It arises in the parotid gland, traverses the infratemporal fossa and reaches the pterygopalatine fossa, giving branches to supply various structures of the head.
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Maxillary artery
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Correct. The superficial temporal artery is one of two terminal branches of the external carotid artery, the other being the maxillary artery. It arises in the parotid gland and ascends over the zygomatic process of the temporal bone where it then divides into anterior and posterior divisions to supply superficial structures of the head.
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Superficial temporal artery
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Incorrect. The middle meningeal artery is a branch of first part of the maxillary artery. It enters the skull through the foramen spinosum to supply the dura.
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Middle meningeal artery
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The external carotid artery
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Head and neck anatomy
Identify the labelled structure.

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