Question 1384

{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":6899,"text":"ascending pharyngeal artery"},{"id":6900,"text":"occipital artery"},{"id":6901,"text":"sphenopalatine artery"},{"id":6902,"text":"superficial temporal artery"},{"id":6903,"text":"superior thyroid artery"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":6901,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"/articles/external-carotid-artery-1\"\u003eexternal carotid artery\u003c/a\u003e gives off\u0026nbsp;eight branches: \u003ca title=\"Superior thyroid artery\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/superior-thyroid-artery\"\u003esuperior thyroid artery\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Ascending pharyngeal artery\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/ascending-pharyngeal-artery\"\u003eascending pharyngeal artery\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Lingual artery\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/lingual-artery\"\u003elingual artery\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Facial artery\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/facial-artery\"\u003efacial artery\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Occipital artery\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/occipital-artery-1\"\u003eoccipital artery\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Posterior auricular artery\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/posterior-auricular-artery\"\u003eposterior auricular artery\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"Maxillary artery\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/maxillary-artery\"\u003emaxillary artery\u003c/a\u003e and the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca title=\"Superficial temporal artery\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/superficial-temporal-artery\"\u003esuperficial temporal artery\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/articles/sphenopalatine-artery\"\u003eSphenopalatine artery\u003c/a\u003e is a branch of the maxillary artery.\u003c/p\u003e","id":1384,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/1384","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/branches-of-the-external-carotid-artery-mnemonic/questions/1020","relatedArticles":[{"id":4641,"title":"External carotid artery","link":"/articles/external-carotid-artery-1?lang=gb"},{"id":4665,"title":"Maxillary artery","link":"/articles/maxillary-artery?lang=gb"},{"id":8746,"title":"Branches of maxillary artery (mnemonic)","link":"/articles/branches-of-maxillary-artery-mnemonic?lang=gb"}],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich of the following is \u003cstrong\u003eNOT\u003c/strong\u003e a branch of the external carotid artery?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/1384"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"6903","percentage":3},{"alternativeId":"6900","percentage":8},{"alternativeId":"6901","percentage":85},{"alternativeId":"6899","percentage":4},{"alternativeId":"6902","percentage":1}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"branches-of-the-external-carotid-artery-mnemonic"}