Title: Anatomy of the cat
Identifier: anatomyofcatrje00reig (find matches)
Year: 1991 (1990s)
Authors: Reighard, Jacob Ellsworth, 1861-1942; Jennings, H. S. (Herbert Spencer), 1868-1947
Subjects: Cats; Mammals
Publisher: (Austin, TX) : BookLab, Inc.
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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288 THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. branches of the plexus enters the skull through the orbital fissure, lying beside the hypophysis; it divides in the manner described below.
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Fig. I20.—Branches of External Carotid Artery. a, common carotid; A, branch to larynx; c, internal carotid; J, lingual; e, ex- ternal carotid; /, posterior auricular; g, external maxillary; h, superficial temporal; /, internal maxillary;/, inferior alveolar; k^ middle meningeal; /, carotid plexus; vi, branch to tempf)ral muscle; «, opluhalmic; o, infraorbital; /, lesser palatine, i, M. constrictor pharyngis inferior; 2, M. sternothyreoideus; 3, M. sternohyoideus; 4, M. tliyreohyoideus; 5, M. constrictor ))haryngis medius; 6, M. hyoglossus; 7, M. genio- hyoideus; 8, M. genioglossus; 9, M. digaslricus; 10, Mm. )iterygoidei externus and internus (cut); II, M. temporalis (cut). Beyond the carotid plexus a main trunk which may be con- sidered the continuation of the internal maxillary passes craniad, lying on the dorsal surface of the external pterygoid muscle; nearly opposite the molar tooth it divides into the infraorbital (Fig. 120, o) and the sphenopalatine arteries. Branches of the internal maxillary artery and of the carotid plexus: I. A. alveolaris inferior (Fig. 120, J).—The inferior alveo- lar (or inferior dental) artery leaves the inferior maxillary just

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