| 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.