OCCIPITAL ARTERY
\ˈɒksɪpˌɪtə͡l ˈɑːtəɹi], \ˈɒksɪpˌɪtəl ˈɑːtəɹi], \ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_p_ˌɪ_t_əl ˈɑː_t_ə_ɹ_i]\
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This arises from the posterior part of the external carotid, beneath the parotid. It proceeds backwards, passes between the mastoid process and the transverse process of the atlas; reaches the occipital bone and divides into two branches, which may be called ascending posterior and anterior, and are distributed to the neighbouring muscles and ligaments.
By Robley Dunglison