The common carotid a. (1) divides into an internal carotid a. (2) and an external carotid a. (3). The enlargement at the origin of the internal carotid a. is the carotid sinus (4). Branches of the external carotid include: occipital a. (5), cranial laryngeal a. (6), and lingual a. (7). The cranial thyroid a. (8) is a branch of the common carotid a.

Reflected nerves include: glossopharyngeal (9), vagus (10), accessory (11), hypoglossal (12), and ventral branches of C1 & C2 (asterisks). The auditory tube opening (13), cut palatine tonsil (14), and tongue (15) are evident in this medial view.

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