Anatomy of the external carotid artery. Behind the angle of the jaw the facial artery is shown. In the skull the external carotid artery sends an occipital branch to the back of the skull, a maxillary branch to the cheek region and temporal branches to the side of the skull. From Sobotta, J. and McMurrich, J.P. (1914) Atlas and textbook of human anatomy. Vol 3, Vascular system, lymphatic system, nervous system and sense organs. W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, Fig. 540.