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    The external carotid artery is the major artery of the head and upper neck. It arises from the common carotid artery. It terminates by splitting into the...
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    form the external and internal carotid arteries. The common carotid arteries are present on the left and right sides of the body. These arteries originate...
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  • Carotid artery may refer to: Common carotid artery, often "carotids" or "carotid", an artery on each side of the neck which divides into the external...
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    internal carotid artery is an artery in the neck which supplies the anterior and middle cerebral circulation. In human anatomy, the internal and external carotid...
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    internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery. The internal carotid artery supplies the brain, and the external carotid artery supplies the face...
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    temporal artery is a major artery of the head. It arises from the external carotid artery when it splits into the superficial temporal artery and maxillary...
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    The facial artery (external maxillary artery in older texts) is a branch of the external carotid artery that supplies structures of the superficial face...
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    The superior thyroid artery arises from the external carotid artery just below the level of the greater cornu of the hyoid bone and ends in the thyroid...
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    Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure used to reduce the risk of stroke from carotid artery stenosis (narrowing the internal carotid artery)....
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    is a list of arteries of the human body. The aorta The arteries of the head and neck The common carotid artery The external carotid artery The triangles...
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