Occipital artery
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
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Occipital artery
Definition
The occipital artery arises opposite the facial artery, its path is below the posterior belly of digastric to the occipital region. This artery supplies blood to the back of the scalp and sterno-mastoid muscles. Other muscles it supplies are deep muscles in the back and neck. [WP,unvetted].
The Occipital artery is a part of the Cardiovascular.