Key facts
- Precursor
- Aortic arch 3
- Source
- Aortic arch , brachiocephalic artery
- Branches
- Internal carotid artery , external carotid artery
- Vein
- Internal jugular vein
- Supplies
- Head and neck
- Latin
- arteria carotis communis
- Mesh
- D017536
- Ta98
- A12.2.04.006
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Research
43,168 papers- Common carotid artery occlusion treatment: revealing a gap in the current guidelines.European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery · 2013
- Ligation of the common carotid artery.
Article
In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) ( English: /kəˈrɒtɪd/) 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