COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES
\kˈɒmən kəɹˈɒtɪd ˈɑːtəɹiz], \kˈɒmən kəɹˈɒtɪd ˈɑːtəɹiz], \k_ˈɒ_m_ə_n k_ə_ɹ_ˈɒ_t_ɪ_d ˈɑː_t_ə_ɹ_i_z]\
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The two principal arteries supplying the structures of the head and neck. They ascend in the neck, one on each side, and at the level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, each divides into two branches, the external (CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL) and internal (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL) carotid arteries.
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