Carotid artery

[Ernesto]

The common [carotid] [artery] is a blood vessel. There is a left and right common carotid artery. The left common carotid branches directly off of the aortic arch, and the right common carotid branches off of the right [innominate] (brachiocephalic) artery. The common carotid artery later bifurcates into the internal and external carotid arteries. The external carotid supplying blood to the face, and the internal carotid supplying blood to the brain.