common carotid artery
Americannoun
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Following 90 min of MCAO, the filament was retracted, and the common carotid artery ligation was released to allow maximal reperfusion.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014
Figure 20.26 Arteries Supplying the Head and Neck The common carotid artery gives rise to the external and internal carotid arteries.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The right common carotid artery arises from the brachiocephalic artery and the left common carotid artery arises directly from the aortic arch.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The internal jugular vein flows parallel to the common carotid artery and is more or less its counterpart.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The common carotid artery was not sound, so that ligatures were applied to the internal and external carotids and to the internal jugular with a small branch entering into it.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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