n. a major artery (common carotid artery) which supplies oxygenated blood to the head, face, and neck. It ascends as the left and right common carotid arteries, and it further branches out as the internal and external carotid arteries.
n. a major artery (common carotid artery) which supplies oxygenated blood to the head, face, and neck. It ascends as the left and right common carotid arteries, and it further branches out as the internal and external carotid arteries.