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Carotid Arteries

The carotid arteries are the principal arteries of the neck that supply oxygenated blood to the head, brain, and face. The common carotid artery arises on the right from the brachiocephalic trunk and on the left directly from the aortic arch, then ascends within the carotid sheath alongside the internal jugular vein…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 5 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 16× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-8572 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

The carotid arteries are the principal arteries of the neck that supply oxygenated blood to the head, brain, and face. The common carotid artery arises on the right from the brachiocephalic trunk and on the left directly from the aortic arch, then ascends within the carotid sheath alongside the internal jugular vein and vagus nerve. At the level of the upper thyroid cartilage each common carotid bifurcates into an internal and an external carotid artery. The internal carotid artery enters the skull through the carotid canal and contributes, with the vertebrobasilar system, to the circle of Willis, supplying the cerebral hemispheres and the eye. The external carotid artery gives multiple branches that supply the face, scalp, neck, and structures of the upper aerodigestive tract. The carotid bifurcation contains the carotid sinus, a baroreceptor that regulates blood pressure, and the carotid body, a chemoreceptor sensitive to oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH. Because the internal carotid supplies a large share of cerebral perfusion, atherosclerotic narrowing, plaque ulceration, dissection, or thromboembolism at the carotid arteries is a major cause of transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke. Evaluation employs duplex ultrasound, computed tomographic and magnetic resonance angiography, and treatment ranges from risk-factor modification to carotid endarterectomy or stenting.

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The 5 articles above have been cited 16 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Otolaryngology Advances (ISSN 2379-8572).

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Ioannis Chatzistefanou · Greece Heather Bortfeld · United States Heidi Silver · United States

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