common carotid artery

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the part of a carotid artery between its origin and its point of division into branches.

Example Sentences

They talk like best friends via the common carotid artery, which sends blood from the heart to the brain at a running speed of three feet per second.

From New York Times

They looked at changes in the thickness of the wall of the common carotid artery in the neck, using ultrasound.

From US News

Following 90 min of MCAO, the filament was retracted, and the common carotid artery ligation was released to allow maximal reperfusion.

From Nature

Although easily accessible from the patient's neck, the thyroid sits adjacent to the trachea and the common carotid artery.

From Washington Post

From its giving off no collateral branches, the common carotid artery may be tied at any part of its course.

From Project Gutenberg