part of part_of part of part_of develops_from develops from branching_part_of branching part of external carotid artery 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] AAO:0010218 AAO:0010416 BTO:0004696 EFO:0001953 EHDAA2:0000461 EMAPA:18611 FMA:10635 GAID:480 MA:0001929 MESH:D002342 NCIT:C32551 OpenCyc:Mx4rwVJkPZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA UBERON:0001070 UMLS:C0007275 VHOG:0000265 XAO:0000345 arteria carotis externa external carotid https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3486863&group_id=76834&atid=1127722 not homologous to the external carotid of zebrafish (Goodrich, 1958) - http://zfish.nichd.nih.gov/zfatlas/Intro%20Page/comparative.html; check XAO uberon common carotid artery plus branches carotid artery segment structure with developmental contribution from neural crest