occipital branch

oc·cip·i·tal branch

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Terminologia Anatomica lists occipital branches of 1) posterior auricular artery (rami occipitalis arteriae auricularis posterior [TA]); 2) posterior auricular nerve (rami occipitalis nervi auricularis posterioris [TA]); and 3) occipital artery (rami occipitales arteriae occipitis [TA]).

Synonym(s): ramus occipitalis [TA]

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oc·cip·i·tal branch

(ok-sipi-tăl branch) [TA]

Terminologia Anatomica lists occipital branches of 1) posterior auricular artery; 2) posterior auricular nerve; and 3) occipital artery.

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Occipital branch: One or two thin large branches emerged from the external carotid nerve and reached the occipital artery at the level of its origin from the common carotid artery.

Topography and Morphology of the Bovine Cranial Cervical Ganglion and its Branches/ Topografia y Morfologia del Ganglio Cervical Craneal Bovino y sus Ramos