KROK 1 2007 – Question 97 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A patient who suffers from cancer of back of tongue has an intense bleeding as a result of affection of dorsal lingual artery by the tumour. What vessel should be ligated to stop bleeding?
- A. Deep lingual artery
- B. Lingual artery
- C. Ascending pharyngeal artery
- D. Facial artery
- E. Dorsal lingual artery
Hint
Trace the small dorsal branch back to the larger trunk arising from the external carotid near the greater horn of the hyoid bone, and think about where to tie it.
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