Assertion: lingual artery | /r/CapableOf | form loop
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text: The lingual artery arises from the external carotid between the superior thyroid and external maxillary; it first runs obliquely upward and medialward to the greater cornu of the hyoid bone; it then curves downward and forward, forming a loop which is crossed by the hypoglossal nerve, and passing beneath the Digastricus and Stylohyoideus
text: The lingual artery was running medially and upwards forming a loop which was crossed by hypoglossal nerve (Figures 1, 2).