Back شريان سباتي أصلي Arabic Ümumi yuxu arteriyası Azerbaijani Агульная сонная артэрыя Byelorussian Artèria caròtide comuna Catalan ДӀундузпха CE Krkavice Czech Arteria carotis communis Danish Arteria carotis communis German Karotido Esperanto Arteria carótida común Spanish
| Common carotid artery | |
|---|---|
 The common carotid artery arises directly from the aorta on the left and as a branch of the brachiocephalic trunk on the right. | |
 The common carotid artery and its main branches | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Aortic arch 3 |
| Source | Aortic arch, brachiocephalic artery |
| Branches | Internal carotid artery, external carotid artery |
| Vein | Internal jugular vein |
| Supplies | Head and neck |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria carotis communis |
| MeSH | D017536 |
| TA98 | A12.2.04.006 |
| TA2 | 4366 |
| FMA | 3939 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) (English: /kəˈrɒtɪd/[1][2]) are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood; they divide in the neck to form the external and internal carotid arteries.[3][4]
- ^ OED 2nd edition, 1989.
- ^ Entry "carotid" in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
- ^ Ashrafian H (March 2007). "Anatomically specific clinical examination of the carotid arterial tree". Anatomical Science International. 82 (1): 16–23. doi:10.1111/j.1447-073X.2006.00152.x. PMID 17370446. S2CID 12109379.
- ^ Manbachi A, Hoi Y, Wasserman BA, Lakatta EG, Steinman DA (December 2011). "On the shape of the common carotid artery with implications for blood velocity profiles". Physiological Measurement. 32 (12): 1885–97. doi:10.1088/0967-3334/32/12/001. PMC 3494738. PMID 22031538.