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Abstract
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.
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- Carotid Artery, Common
- Arteries, Common Carotid
- Artery, Common Carotid
- Carotid Arteries, Common
- Common Carotid Arteries
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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disease: coordinate IM with CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES (IM) injuries: coordinate IM with CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES (IM) or specifics (IM)
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- Carotid Arteries (1966-1992)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Common Carotid Artery. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017536. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017536
- Common Carotid Artery. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carotid_artery
- Common Carotid Artery. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214275