human_reference_atlas part of has part blood vessel endothelial cell Homo sapiens external carotid artery occipital artery http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Gray508.png arteria occipitalis The occipital artery arises opposite the facial artery, its path is below the posterior belly of digastric to the occipital region. This artery supplies blood to the back of the scalp and sterno-mastoid muscles. Other muscles it supplies are deep muscles in the back and neck. [WP,unvetted]. Wikipedia:Occipital_artery FMA:49586 NCIT:C33194 uberon EMAPA:37672 UBERON:0001613 SCTID:244219005 occipital artery occipital artery UMLS:C0226117 AS MA:0002009 artery