left common carotid artery

Origin: arch of aorta Branches: (terminal) 1) internal carotid artery 2) external carotid artery Course: -> runs upward in the neck & divides opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage (C4) into terminal branches the internal & external carotid arteries

Properties

GENERAL: common carotid artery RELATED: carotid endarterectomy FORM: left common carotid artery BRANCHES: internal carotid artery (ICA) external carotid artery ORIGIN: aorta

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999