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| Artery: Lingual artery | |
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| Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. The branch of the lingual artery is labeled | |
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| Veins of the tongue. The hypoglossal nerve has been displaced downward in this preparation. (Lingual artery labeled at center left.) | |
| Latin | arteria lingualis |
| Gray's | subject #144 553 |
| Supplies | genioglossus |
| Source | external carotid |
| Vein | lingual vein |
The lingual artery arises from the external carotid between the superior thyroid and facial artery.
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Path
It first runs obliquely upward and medialward to the greater cornu of the hyoid bone.
It then curves downward and forward, forming a loop which is crossed by the hypoglossal nerve, and passing beneath the Digastricus and Stylohyoideus it runs horizontally forward, beneath the Hyoglossus, and finally, ascending almost perpendicularly to the tongue, turns forward on its lower surface as far as the tip, under the name of the deep lingual artery (profunda linguae ).
Branches
- suprahyoid branch of lingual artery
- dorsal lingual branches of lingual artery
- deep lingual artery
- sublingual artery
Additional images
 Diagram showing the origins of the main branches of the carotid arteries. |
 The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side. |
 Coronal section of tongue, showing intrinsic muscles. |
 Side of neck, showing chief surface markings. |
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