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external carotid artery

major artery of the head and neck
Thing artery Q125276
external carotid artery
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external carotid artery

Summary

external carotid artery is an artery[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of artery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • external carotid artery's instance of is recorded as artery[3].
  • external carotid artery's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • external carotid artery is a type of carotid artery[5].
  • external carotid artery is a type of subdivision of common carotid artery[6].
  • external carotid artery is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • external carotid artery's Commons category is recorded as Arteria carotis externa[8].
  • external carotid artery's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[9].
  • external carotid artery's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C32551[10].
  • external carotid artery's anatomical branch of is recorded as common carotid artery[11].
  • external carotid artery's has anatomical branch is recorded as superior thyroid artery[12].
  • external carotid artery's has anatomical branch is recorded as lingual artery[13].
  • external carotid artery's has anatomical branch is recorded as facial artery[14].
  • external carotid artery's has anatomical branch is recorded as ascending pharyngeal artery[15].
  • external carotid artery's has anatomical branch is recorded as occipital artery[16].
  • external carotid artery's has anatomical branch is recorded as posterior auricular artery[17].
  • external carotid artery's has anatomical branch is recorded as superficial temporal artery[18].
  • external carotid artery's has anatomical branch is recorded as maxillary artery[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include artery[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include carotid artery[5], subdivision of common carotid artery[6], and particular anatomical entity[7].

Why It Matters

external carotid artery ranks in the top 7% of artery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (484 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → carotid artery, subdivision of common carotid artery, particular anatomical entity
    Described by source → Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)
    Instance of → —
    Has anatomical branch → superior thyroid artery, lingual artery, facial artery +5
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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