In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) (English: /kəˈrɒtɪd/) are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood;...

internal and external carotid arise from the common carotid artery, where it bifurcates at cervical vertebrae C3 or C4. The internal carotid artery supplies...

anatomy, the carotid sinus is a dilated area at the base of the internal carotid artery just superior to the bifurcation of the internal carotid and external...

Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure used to reduce the risk of stroke from carotid artery stenosis (narrowing the internal carotid artery)...

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...

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 carotid...

carotid canal is a passage in the petrous part of the temporal bone of the skull through which the internal carotid artery and its internal carotid (nervous)...

Carotid artery stenosis is a narrowing or constriction of any part of the carotid arteries, usually caused by atherosclerosis. The common carotid artery...

The carotid body is a small cluster of peripheral chemoreceptor cells and supporting sustentacular cells situated at the bifurcation of each common carotid...

Carotid artery dissection is a serious condition in which a tear forms in one of the two main carotid arteries in the neck, allowing blood to enter the...

The carotid sheath is a condensation of the deep cervical fascia: 578  enveloping multiple vital neurovascular structures of the neck, including the common...

Carotid artery stenting is an endovascular procedure where a stent is deployed within the lumen of the carotid artery to treat narrowing of the carotid...

The carotid groove is an anatomical groove in the sphenoid bone located above the attachment of each great wing of the sphenoid bone. The groove is curved...

The carotid triangle (or superior carotid triangle) is a portion of the anterior triangle of the neck. It is bounded: Posteriorly by (the anterior border...

embryogenesis. The common carotid artery splits into the external carotid artery and internal carotid artery, with the internal carotid artery supplying blood...

The carotid branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (carotid sinus nerve or Hering's nerve) is a small branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve...

the carotid arteries, a carotid ultrasound scan may demonstrate stenosis, or narrowing, of the carotid artery. For people with extra-cranial carotid stenosis...

Carotid plexus may refer to: Common carotid plexus Internal carotid plexus External carotid plexus, see Submandibular ganglion § Fibers This disambiguation...

Carotid ultrasonography is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique to evaluate structural details of the carotid arteries. Carotid ultrasound...

A carotid bruit is a vascular murmur sound (bruit) heard over the carotid artery area on auscultation during systole. It may occur as the result of carotid...

may have specialized names depending on the precise location. Carotid paraganglioma (carotid body tumor): Is the most common of the head and neck paragangliomas...

Peripheral chemoreceptors (of the carotid and aortic bodies) are so named because they are sensory extensions of the peripheral nervous system into blood...

the femoral artery) and threaded through the circulatory system to the carotid artery, where a contrast agent is injected. A series of radiographs are...

the mid-1990s. Although carotid IMT is predictive of future cardiovascular events, the usefulness of measuring change in carotid IMT over time is disputed...

needed] Blood chokes (or carotid restraints / sleeper holds) are a form of strangulation that compress one or both carotid arteries and/or the jugular...

triggered by urination, swallowing, or coughing. Carotid sinus syncope is due to pressure on the carotid sinus in the neck. The underlying mechanism involves...

maneuver consisting of the application of external digital pressure to the carotid sinus. The test is performed at the patient's bedside by imposing moderate...

interfere with the normal flow of oxygen into the brain: Compression of the carotid arteries or jugular veins—causing cerebral ischemia. Compression of the...

The internal carotid plexus is a nerve plexus situated upon the lateral side of the internal carotid artery. It is composed of post-ganglionic sympathetic...

segments Anterior communicating artery Internal carotid artery (left and right) at its distal tip (carotid terminus) Posterior cerebral artery (left and...