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external carotid nerves (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term nervi carotici externi (par)
Official term external carotid nerves (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U6771
Unit type pair set
Materiality material
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Link to the unit external carotid nerves (pair)
Links of entity generic: external carotid nerve
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: autonomic subdivision Short Extended
Level 3: thoracolumbar part Short Extended
Level 4: sympathetic trunk (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 2: branch of nerve Short Extended
Level 3: branch of paravertebral ganglion
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Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition An external carotid nerve is an anterior branch of superior cervical ganglion [ramus anterior ganglii cervicalis superioris ] which is forming one of the external carotid plexuses [plexus caroticus externus ] around the external carotid artery [arteria carotis externa].
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Date: 25.06.2025