Nursing Mnemonic: External Carotid Artery Branches

Nursing Mnemonic: External Carotid Artery Branches
Mnemonics for the external carotid artery branches abound. They include some colourful examples such as:

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Note that as the superficial temporal artery and maxillary artery are terminal branches, their order may be reversed.
S: superior thyroid artery
A: ascending pharyngeal artery
L: lingual artery
F: facial artery
O: occipital artery
P: posterior auricular artery
M: maxillary artery
S: superficial temporal artery