- Arises above the Lingual Artery from the External Carotid Artery
- Runs upwards on the Superior Constrictor
- Deep to Digastric and Stylohyoid Muscles
- Then deep to Submandibular Gland
- Grooves posterosuperior part of the Gland
- As it lies on the Superior Constrictor, it gives off Tonsillar and Ascending Palatine branches to the Tonsil and Soft Palate
- Makes an S-bend curling over the Submandibular Gland
- Crosses the inferior border of the Mandible anterior to the Masseter
- Gives off Submental Artery before it passes to the face
