(anatomy) A branch of the inferior alveolar artery on each side that emerges from the mental foramen and supplies blood to the chin.

(anatomy) An artery supplying the deep structures of the face (as the nasal cavities, palate, tonsils, and pharynx) and sending a branch to the meninges of the brain.

(anatomy) Any of several branches of the basilar and vertebral arteries that supply the cerebellum.

(anatomy) A long slender artery that arises from the basilar artery or one of its branches, accompanies the vestibulocochlear nerve through the internal auditory canal, and is distributed to the inner ear.

(anatomy) Any of several arteries supplying the teeth.

(anatomy) A branch of the maxillary artery passing through the pterygoid canal of the sphenoid bone.

(anatomy) An artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue.

(anatomy) Either of two branches of the facial artery of which one is distributed to the upper and one to the lower lip.

(anatomy) Either of two or three arteries supplying the thyroid gland and nearby structures at the front of the neck.

(anatomy) An artery that arises from the external carotid artery opposite to the origin of the facial artery, that passes posteriorly to the base of the skull where it turns upward and ascends within the superficial fascia of the scalp, and that supplies or gives off branches supplying structures and especially muscles of the back of the neck and head.