Common Carotid Artery
Description:
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It's a large elastic artery which provides the main blood supply to the head and neck. There is one common carotid artery on either sides of the body (Right and Left carotid arteries).
Although the right and left carotid arteries follow the same course through the neck, their origins are differ where the left common carotid arises directly from the aortic arch whereas on the right, the origin is from the brachiocephalic trunk
Course:[edit | edit source]
Posterior to sternoclavicular joint and lateral to thyroid and trachea.
