BRANCHES OF EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY There are many mnemonics to learn the name of the branches like 1. Sister Lucy Powdered Face Often Attracts Medical Students 2. MASS FLOP 3. SLAP OF MS And this video shows the branches of ECA from proximal to distal direction of its course. It's easier to remember as the branches are usually named after the region it supplies. In head and neck region as we move from below upward the regions in front of ear are 1. Thyroid - Superior thyroid a. 2. Tongue - Ling