Cardiovascular system
Internal carotid artery
Carotis interna
- System
- Cardiovascular system
- Regions
- Head, Neck
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Left common carotid artery
DescriptionUnreviewed
The internal carotid artery (Latin: arteria carotis interna) is located in the inner side of the neck in contrast to the external carotid artery.
In human anatomy, they arise from the common carotid arteries, where these bifurcate into the internal and external carotid arteries at cervical vertebrae C3 or C4; the internal carotid artery supplies the brain, including the eyes, while the external carotid nourishes other portions of the head, such as the face, the scalp, the skull, and the meninges.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Carotis interna
- English
- Internal carotid artery
- French
- Artère carotide interne
- Spanish
- Arteria carótida interna
- Portuguese
- Artéria carótida interna