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com·mon ca·rot·id ar·ter·y

[TA]
origin, right from brachiocephalic, left from arch of aorta; runs superiorly in the neck and divides opposite upper border of thyroid cartilage (C-4 vertebral level) into terminal branches, external and internal carotid.
Synonym(s): arteria carotis communis [TA]
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com·mon ca·rot·id ar·te·ry

(kom'ŏn kă-rot'id ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]
Origin, right from brachiocephalic, left from arch of aorta; runs upward in the neck and divides opposite upper border of thyroid cartilage (C-4 vertebral level) into terminal branches, external and internal carotid.
Synonym(s): arteria carotis communis.
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On the right side, after displaying the mentioned branching, the right common carotid artery was observed to pass medially and settle into the cervical carotid canal, otherwise known as the osteomuscular canal, and to course to the head.
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Everyone in this heart risk analysis (1) had ultrasound imaging to measure cIMT in the common carotid artery when they entered the SUN Study and about 2 years later.
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Patients were laid in supine position, with mild hyperextension of the neck to allow optimal visualization of the common carotid artery. The mid and distal portions of the common carotid artery, carotid bulb, and the proximal portions of the internal and external carotid arteries were systematically examined manually in short-axis and long-axis views.
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