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  2. Vertebral artery - Wikipedia

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    The vertebral arteries are major arteries of the neck. Typically, the vertebral arteries originate from the subclavian arteries . Each vessel courses superiorly along each side of the neck, merging within the skull to form the single, midline basilar artery .

  3. External carotid artery - Wikipedia

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    The external carotid artery is the major artery of the head and upper neck. It arises from the common carotid artery . It terminates by splitting into the superficial temporal and maxillary artery within the parotid gland .

  4. Internal carotid artery - Wikipedia

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    The internal carotid artery is an artery in the neck which supplies the anterior and middle cerebral circulation. [ 1 ] In human anatomy, the internal and external carotid arise from the common carotid artery , where it bifurcates at cervical vertebrae C3 or C4.

  5. List of arteries of the human body - Wikipedia

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    The triangles of the neck; The internal carotid artery; The arteries of the brain; The arteries of the upper extremity The subclavian artery; The axilla. The axillary artery; The brachial artery; The radial artery; The ulnar artery; The arteries of the trunk The descending aorta. The thoracic aorta; The abdominal aorta; The common iliac ...

  6. Carotid sheath - Wikipedia

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    The carotid sheath is a condensation of the deep cervical fascia [1]: 578 enveloping multiple vital neurovascular structures of the neck, [2] including the common and internal carotid arteries, the internal jugular vein, the vagus nerve (CN X), and ansa cervicalis. [1]: 578 [2] The carotid sheath helps protects the structures contained therein. [2]

  7. Common carotid artery - Wikipedia

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    In at least one reported case, the artery was only 4 cm in length and divided at the root of the neck. Very rarely, the common carotid artery ascends in the neck without any subdivision, either the external or the internal carotid being absent; and in a few cases the common carotid has itself been found to be absent, the external and internal ...

  8. Category:Arteries of the head and neck - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Arteries of the head and neck" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  9. Ascending pharyngeal artery - Wikipedia

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    The ascending pharyngeal artery is an artery of the neck that supplies the pharynx. Its named branches are the inferior tympanic artery , pharyngeal artery, and posterior meningeal artery . inferior tympanic artery , and the meningeal branches (including the posterior meningeal artery ).