Figure 4.

Alligator mississippiensis, caudal view, showing the modeled representations of the major arteries of the head. Skull is semitransparent. Arrow in inset at bottom shows the view in the image above. Vessel names: aTO, temporoorbital artery; aCA, caudal auricular artery; aST, stapedial artery; anasStEc, anastomosis between stapedial artery and external carotid vessels; aTM, temporomandibular artery; aMM, maxillomandibular artery; aMan, mandibular artery; aEC, external carotid artery; aPt, pterygoid artery; aIO, infraorbital artery; aVg, vagus artery; aOC, occipital artery; aCCer, caudal cerebral artery; aSO, supraorbital artery; aPr, profundus artery; aOpht, ophthalmotemporal artery; aIC, internal carotid artery; aCC, common carotid artery; aOM, oromandibular artery.