Carotid Artery:
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.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 …
Blunt and penetrating traumatic injuries of the common, internal, or external carotid arteries which may result from CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; THORACIC INJURIES; and NECK INJURIES. Damage …
Diseases of the common, internal, and external carotid arteries. ATHEROSCLEROSIS and trauma are relatively frequent causes of carotid artery pathology.
Branch of the common carotid artery which supplies the exterior of the head, the face, and the greater part of the neck.