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Carotid Artery
Aka: Carotid Artery- See Also
- Neuroanatomy
- Vascular Anatomy of the Neurologic System
- Vascular Anatomy
- Great Vessels
- Anatomy
Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
Lewis (1918) Gray's Anatomy 20th ed (in public domain at Yahoo or BartleBy)
Carotid Arteries (C0007272) |
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| Definition (NCI) | One of two arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the head and neck; the left common carotid branches from the aorta and the right common carotid from the innominate (brachiocephalic artery). |
| Definition (NCI) | One of two arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the head and neck; the left common carotid branches from the aorta and the right common carotid from the innominate (brachiocephalic artery). (NCI) |
| Definition (SNOMEDCT) | One of the common carotid, internal carotid, or external carotid arteries |
| Definition (NCI) | A major artery that carries blood from the heart to the head. There is a carotid artery on each side of the neck, and each one splits into two branches. The interior branch carries blood to the brain and eyes, and the exterior branch carries blood to the face, tongue, and outside parts of the head. |
| Definition (MSH) | Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery. |
| Definition (CSP) | key artery located in the front of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain; cholesterol plaques on the inner wall of the carotid artery can lead to stroke. |
| Concepts | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023) |
| MSH | D002339 |
| SnomedCT | 69105007 |
| English | Arteries, Carotid, Artery, Carotid, Carotid Arteries, Carotid artery, NOS, CAROTID ARTERY, carotid arteries, carotid artery, Carotid artery, Carotid artery structure (body structure), Carotid artery structure, Carotid Artery |
| Swedish | Halsartärer |
| Czech | arteriae carotides |
| Finnish | Kaulavaltimot |
| Russian | KAROTIDNYE ARTERII, SONNYE ARTERII, КАРОТИДНЫЕ АРТЕРИИ, СОННЫЕ АРТЕРИИ |
| Croatian | KAROTIDNE ARTERIJE |
| Latvian | Miega artērijas |
| Polish | Tętnice szyjne |
| Spanish | estructura de arteria carótida, estructura de la arteria carótida (estructura corporal), estructura de la arteria carótida, estructura de arteria carótida (estructura corporal), arteria carótida, Arterias Carótidas, Arterias Carotidas |
| French | Artères carotides |
| German | Arteriae carotides, Karotisarterien |
| Italian | Arterie carotidee |
| Dutch | Arteria carotis, Arteriae carotides, Carotiden, Halsslagaders |
| Portuguese | Artérias Carótidas |
| Sources |
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |