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common carotid artery
A major artery in the neck that supplies blood to the head & brain. The right common carotid artery originates from brachiocephalic artery; the left common carotid artery originates from the arch of the aorta.
Related
carotid artery stenosis
Specific
left common carotid artery
right common carotid artery
General
artery
Properties
BRANCHES: internal carotid artery (ICA)
external carotid artery
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Components
carotid bifurcation