The superficial cervical artery (lat. A. cervicalis superficialis) is the anterior cutaneous branch of the internal cervical artery, penetrating the decidua (wall of the amniotic sac) as it passes to the face of the fetus. It is a thin long thread-like artery without valves, with a diameter of 0.5-2.0 mm, which is conventionally divided into two halves. The left side of the A. highway. n. at the gate of Magenta anastomoses