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What is the function of the Common Carotid Artery?
What is the function of the Common Carotid Artery?
Provides blood to the head and neck
What does the Internal Carotid Artery supply?
What does the Internal Carotid Artery supply?
Blood to the brain
What does the External Carotid Artery supply?
What does the External Carotid Artery supply?
Blood to the face, neck, and scalp
What branches off from the Subclavian Artery?
What branches off from the Subclavian Artery?
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Which artery supplies blood to the left side of the head and neck?
Which artery supplies blood to the left side of the head and neck?
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What does the Ascending Aorta do?
What does the Ascending Aorta do?
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What branches off of the Brachiocephalic Trunk?
What branches off of the Brachiocephalic Trunk?
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What is the function of the Thoracic Aorta?
What is the function of the Thoracic Aorta?
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Which artery supplies blood to the left arm and shoulder?
Which artery supplies blood to the left arm and shoulder?
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Study Notes
Common Carotid Artery
- Located in the neck, supplies blood to the head and neck.
- Divides into the Internal Carotid Artery and External Carotid Artery.
Internal Carotid Artery
- Primarily supplies blood to the brain.
External Carotid Artery
- Supplies blood to the face, neck, and scalp.
- Branches into the Superficial Temporal Artery.
Arteries of the Head and Neck (Right Aspect)
- Subclavian Artery branches into Vertebral Artery and Common Carotid Artery.
- Common Carotid Artery further divides into Internal and External Carotid Arteries.
Anatomy in Relation to the Heart
- Ascending Aorta: Main artery carrying blood from the heart, first part of the aorta.
- Brachiocephalic Trunk: Branches off the ascending aorta into Right Subclavian Artery and Right Common Carotid Artery.
- Aortic Arch: Curved section connecting the ascending and descending aorta.
- Thoracic Aorta (Descending Aorta): Travels through the chest cavity, supplying blood to chest, abdomen, and legs.
- Left Common Carotid Artery: Branches from the aortic arch, supplying blood to the left side of the head and neck.
- Left Subclavian Artery: Also branches from the aortic arch, supplying blood to the left arm and shoulder.
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