One of the two arteries that supply the head and neck with blood
"Carotid" and "carotids" redirect here. For the parotids (salivary glands), see Parotid gland.
Common carotid artery
The common carotid artery arises directly from the aorta on the left and as a branch of the brachiocephalic trunk on the right.
The common carotid artery and its main branches
Details
Precursor
Aortic arch 3
Source
Aortic arch, brachiocephalic artery
Branches
Internal carotid artery, external carotid artery
Vein
Internal jugular vein
Supplies
Head and neck
Identifiers
Latin
arteria carotis communis
MeSH
D017536
TA98
A12.2.04.006
TA2
4366
FMA
3939
Anatomical terminology
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In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) (English: /kəˈrɒtɪd/[1][2]) are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood; they divide in the neck to form the external and internal carotid arteries.[3][4]
^OED 2nd edition, 1989.
^Entry "carotid" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
^Ashrafian H (March 2007). "Anatomically specific clinical examination of the carotid arterial tree". Anatomical Science International. 82 (1): 16–23. doi:10.1111/j.1447-073X.2006.00152.x. PMID 17370446. S2CID 12109379.
^Manbachi A, Hoi Y, Wasserman BA, Lakatta EG, Steinman DA (December 2011). "On the shape of the common carotid artery with implications for blood velocity profiles". Physiological Measurement. 32 (12): 1885–97. doi:10.1088/0967-3334/32/12/001. PMC 3494738. PMID 22031538.
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