Large artery on either side of the neck that supplies most of the cerebral hemisphere.
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one of several arteries that supply blood to the head and neck. Of the two common carotid arteries, which extend headward on each side of the neck, ... [2 related articles]
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A major artery that carries blood from the heart to the head. There is a carotid artery on each side of the neck, and each one splits into two branches. The interior branch carries blood to the brain and eyes, and the exterior branch carries blood to the face, tongue, and outside parts of the head.
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The carotid and related arteries Credit: Texas Heart Institute Any of the four main arteries that supplies blood to the head. A pair of common carotid arteries run up the neck, each branching into an external and an internal artery, which supply the head with oxygenated blood. The left commo...
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see common carotid artery, external carotid artery, and internal carotid artery.
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Either of the two main arteries in the neck whose branches supply the head and neck.
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The Carotid Arteries are three arteries on each side of the human neck. The term Carotid Artery is usually applied to the common carotid artery, which is the vessel injured when the throat is cut. Compression of the carotid arteries causes fainting from anaemia of the brain.
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[
n] - either of two major arteries of the neck and head
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Main artery supplying the head and neck region; among birds it is highly variable, with different species having none, one, two equal in size, or one large and one small.
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the artery in the neck that supplies blood to the brain and head
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arteria carotis noun either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta
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the pair of main arteries that supply blood to the brain via the neck.
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the major arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain.
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A major artery (right and left) in the neck supplying blood to the brain.
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