Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery.
Arteries, Carotid,Artery, Carotid,Carotid Artery
D002343
Carotid Artery, Internal
Branch of the common carotid artery which supplies the anterior part of the brain, the eye and its appendages, the forehead and nose.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017536
Carotid Artery, Common
The two principal arteries supplying the structures of the head and neck. They ascend in the neck, one on each side, and at the level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, each divides into two branches, the external (CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL) and internal (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL) carotid arteries.
Common Carotid Artery,Arteries, Common Carotid,Artery, Common Carotid,Carotid Arteries, Common,Common Carotid Arteries