In human anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (d) are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood; they divide in the neck to form the external and internal carotid arteries. == Structure == The common carotid artery is a paired structure, meaning that there are two in the body, one for each half. The left and right...
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(from the article `carotid artery`) 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, ...
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<anatomy, artery> Origin, right from brachiocephalic, left from arch of aorta; runs upward in the neck and divides opposite upper border of thyroid cartilage (C-4 vertebral level) into terminal branches, external and internal carotid. ... Synonym: arteria carotis communis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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origin, brachiocephalic trunk (right), aortic arch (left); branches, external and internal carotid arteries; distribution, see external carotid artery and internal carotid artery.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. origin, right from brachiocephalic, left from arch of aorta; runs superiorly in the neck and divides opposite upper border of thyroid cartilage (C-4 vertebral level) into terminal branches, external and internal carotid. Synonyms: arteria carotis communis
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n] - runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries
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common carotid noun runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries
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the part of a carotid artery between its origin and its point of division into branches.
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