human_reference_atlas part of has part blood vessel endothelial cell Homo sapiens external carotid artery http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/External_carotid_a.gif https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3486863&group_id=76834&atid=1127722 lesser palatine artery EFO:0001953 GAID:480 NCIT:C32551 UMLS:C0007275 MA:0001929 EHDAA2:0000461 external carotid artery SCTID:362044002 EMAPA:18611 BTO:0004696 external carotid uberon arteria carotis externa AAO:0010416 AAO:0010218 lesser palatine artery UBERON:0001070 FMA:10635 A terminal branch of the left or right common carotid artery which supplies oxygenated blood to to the throat, neck glands, tongue, face, mouth, ear, scalp and dura mater of the meninges[MP]. AS not homologous to the external carotid of zebrafish (Goodrich, 1958) - http://zfish.nichd.nih.gov/zfatlas/Intro%20Page/comparative.html; check XAO Wikipedia:External_carotid_artery MESH:D002342 XAO:0000345 external carotid artery VHOG:0000265 common carotid artery plus branches blood vessel carotid artery segment