carotid artery

1. Either of two major arteries of the neck and head;
   Branches from the aorta (synset 105346905)
   is a type of: arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
   subtypes:

   • common carotid, common carotid artery - runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries
   • external carotid, external carotid artery - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
   • internal carotid artery - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head
   is a part of: cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
   same as: arteria carotis

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