Each of the following statements is true of the maxillary artery EXCEPT one.Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A) It is a terminal branch of the external carotid artery.
B) It diverges from the external carotid at the level of the neck of the condyle.
C) The maxillary artery has about 5 branches.
D) This artery supplies teeth and muscles of mastication.
E) The maxillary artery enters the pterygopalatine fossa behind and below the eye.
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Q3: The maxillary anterior teeth are supplied by
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Q8: The lingual and the facial arteries
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