Preferred Name |
occipital artery |
Synonyms |
arteria occipitalis |
Definitions |
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]. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001613 |
database_cross_reference |
MA:0002009 UMLS:C0226117 FMA:49586 NCIT:C33194 OpenCyc:Mx4rwC1IFJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/244219005 |
depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Gray508.png |
has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
has_related_synonym |
arteria occipitalis |
id |
UBERON:0001613 |
in_subset | |
label |
occipital artery |
notation |
UBERON:0001613 |
prefLabel |
occipital artery |
supplies | |
textual 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]. |
subClassOf |