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deep cervical artery

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deep cer·vi·cal ar·ter·y

[TA]

origin, terminal branch of costocervical trunk (with superior intercostal artery); distribution, posterior deep muscles of neck; anastomoses, branches of occipital, ascending cervical, and vertebral.

Synonym(s): arteria cervicalis profunda [TA]

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descending branch of occipital artery

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