Lingual artery

Lingual artery

Branches from external carotid artery- typically opposite to greater horn of hyoid bone

Passes deep to the hyoglossus muscle

Travels between middle pharyngeal constrictor and hyoglossus

Suprahyoid Branch

Dorsal Lingual Branch

Sublingual Artery

Deep Lingual Artery

Runs along upper border of hyoid bone to supply the muscles attached to it

Brains arise at posterior part of tongue

Runs forward and supplies the sublingual gland, mucous membrane of mouth and adjacent muscles