How to Remember the branches of External Carotid Artery (ECA)?

How to Remember the branches of External Carotid Artery (ECA)?

By At 5:37 AM 14

Arch of Aorta gives off (ABCS):
A = Arch of Aorta
B = Brachiocephalic artery
C = Left common carotid artery
S = Left subclavian artery

Brachiocephalic artery gives right common carotid artery

The common carotid arteries branches into internal and external carotid arteries at the level of upper border of thyroid cartilage.


Mnemonics:
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  • Superior thyroid
  • Ascending Pharyngeal
  • Lingual
  • Facial
  • Occipital
  • Posterior auricular
  • Maxillary
  • Superficial temporal
Branches of External Carotid Artery:

Ventral branches:
  • Superior thyroid
  • Lingual
  • Facial
Medial branch:
  • Ascending Pharyngeal
Posterior branches:
  • Occipital
  • Posterior auricular
Terminal branches:
  • Maxillary
  • Superficial temporal

14 comments :

  1. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    gud n easy to understand..

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  2. UnknownSeptember 26, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    very helpful...thumbs up!!!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 11, 2011 at 3:10 AM

    thanks

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  4. AnonymousNovember 13, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    thumbs up,,,will do a 'gibberish' translation

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  5. puloFebruary 4, 2012 at 4:04 AM

    nyc!!!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 15, 2012 at 11:55 PM

    easy to memorize...thumbs up!!!

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  7. AnonymousAugust 12, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    like it!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  8. brianNovember 29, 2012 at 5:26 AM

    I like...!!!

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    love it!!! thnx

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  10. AnonymousJune 11, 2013 at 6:31 AM

    use full

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2014 at 11:09 PM

    YOU clarified it for me. Thank you...very easy and precise.

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  13. UnknownOctober 27, 2017 at 8:48 AM

    Very helpful.thanx a lot

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