7. External carotid artery, with
its many branches,
supplies the exterior of the
head, the face and much of
the neck.
8. External carotid artery, just
above its division from the
common carotid artery
gives off the lingual artery
which supplies the tongue.
9. Just above the origin of
lingual artery, it gives off
another branch, the facial
artery, which supplies the
soft tissues of the side of
the face.
10. At about the level of the
lower part of the ear, the
external carotid divides
into its two main terminal
branches, the maxillary
artery and the superficial
temporal artery.
14. Posterior superior artery
Supplies the maxilla and
the roots of the last
maxillary molar tooth.
Bone and teeth including the
first bicuspid.
15. Palatine artery supplies the
soft tissues of the hard
palate, gingival tissue on
the palatine or lingual side
of the maxillary teeth.
Emerges into the roof of the
mouth through the Greater
palatine foramena.