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Deep cervical artery: anatomy, location and function

The deep cervical artery is a branch of the costocervical trunk supplying the posterior neck muscles. It supplies the deep muscles at the back of the neck.

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Highlighted in the model: Deep cervical artery. Click any part to read about it, or switch off “Highlight topic” to see the whole body. 3D data: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0; meshes simplified and recoloured. The model is an adult male.

Deep cervical artery at a glance

What it is
The deep cervical artery is a branch of the costocervical trunk supplying the posterior neck muscles.
Location
It arises from the costocervical trunk and ascends between semispinalis capitis and semispinalis cervicis, anastomosing with the descending branch of the occipital artery.
Function
It supplies the deep muscles at the back of the neck.
Body system
Cardiovascular · paired (left and right)
FMA ID
FMA4134 (Foundational Model of Anatomy)

Structures next to the deep cervical artery

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References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy: Deep cervical artery (FMA4134). EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service.
  2. OpenStax. Anatomy and Physiology 2e, §20.1 Structure and Function of Blood Vessels. Rice University, 2022.
  3. Mitsuhashi N. et al. (2009). BodyParts3D: 3D structure database for anatomical concepts. Nucleic Acids Research 37, D782–D785. Data © The Database Center for Life Science, CC BY 4.0.

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