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Definition of Cervical artery

1. Noun. An artery that supplies the muscles of the neck.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cervical Artery

Literary usage of Cervical artery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"The superior cervical artery distributes in its course : 1, The first intercostal artery and the first spinal branch ; 2, Very numerous branches which are ..."

2. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The descending branch of the transverse cervical artery (OT posterior scapular) runs downwards in relation to the vertebral border of the scapula, ..."

3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1914)
"Find the transverse cervical artery as it appears from under cover of the ... Next clean the transverse cervical artery and the nerve to the subclavius. ..."

4. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"The anterior vertebral vein accompanies the ascending cervical artery, and opens into the vertebral vein as it issues from the foramen ..."

5. Anatomical Names: Especially the Basle Nomina Anatomica ("BNA") by Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, Daniel Martin Schoemaker, Roy Lee Moodie, Wilhelm His (1917)
"... of transverse cervical artery—70:68 =r auricular, anterior, of a. temporalis superficialis—69:39 — auricular, of a. auricularis posterior— 69:34 ..."

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