Head anatomy in 3D:
arteries

The arterial supply of the head, from the common carotid artery to the branches of the external and internal carotid arteries.

The common carotid artery divides at the level of the thyroid cartilage into the external and internal carotid arteries. The external carotid gives off the superior thyroid, lingual, facial, occipital, posterior auricular, maxillary and superficial temporal arteries, while the internal carotid has no branches in the neck.