part of develops from ends during starts during dorsal aorta artery internal carotid artery UBERON:0001532 xenopus_anatomy ICA One of the major arteries of the head, it is the cranial continuation of the aortic arches and the dorsal aorta. It curves ventrally before resuming a dorsal course as it enters the head proper, and it lies ventral to the internal jugular vein. The internal carotid artery gives off palatine, ophthalmic, and cerebral branches by NF stage 41. XAO:0000366 death head vasculature NF stage 37 and 38