carotid artery
noun
variants
or carotid
: either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head
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The tumor had spread through the thyroid gland, onto the carotid artery and into the tracheal rings.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The participants were considered at high risk for heart disease and required the removal of plaque buildup in their carotid arteries, the blood vessels on the sides of the neck that carry blood and oxygen between the heart and brain.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 28 Mar. 2024
The 257 patients who completed the study all had asymptomatic extracranial high-grade internal carotid artery stenosis — in other words, their carotid arteries were blocked with plaque.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The body’s two carotid arteries supply blood to the brain, face and neck.
—Barbara Mantel, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
The front of the neck—on the sides of the throat—is where the carotid arteries and jugular veins lie, Neira explained.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Jan. 2024
Your carotid arteries are right there—and messing with them comes with some serious risks.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Jan. 2024
One study showed that people with higher blood levels of certain disease-causing bacteria in their mouths were more likely to have atherosclerosis in the carotid artery in the neck, which is when plaque builds up inside that artery and prevents blood from flowing to the brain.
—Rebecca Savransky, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
As Dolce mentioned in her video, there is a pair of carotid arteries on each side of your neck, which have the very important job of moving oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your brain and the rest of your head.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Jan. 2024
Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The participants were considered at high risk for heart disease and required the removal of plaque buildup in their carotid arteries, the blood vessels on the sides of the neck that carry blood and oxygen between the heart and brain.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 28 Mar. 2024
The 257 patients who completed the study all had asymptomatic extracranial high-grade internal carotid artery stenosis — in other words, their carotid arteries were blocked with plaque.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The body’s two carotid arteries supply blood to the brain, face and neck.
—Barbara Mantel, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
The front of the neck—on the sides of the throat—is where the carotid arteries and jugular veins lie, Neira explained.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 26 Jan. 2024
Your carotid arteries are right there—and messing with them comes with some serious risks.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Jan. 2024
One study showed that people with higher blood levels of certain disease-causing bacteria in their mouths were more likely to have atherosclerosis in the carotid artery in the neck, which is when plaque builds up inside that artery and prevents blood from flowing to the brain.
—Rebecca Savransky, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
As Dolce mentioned in her video, there is a pair of carotid arteries on each side of your neck, which have the very important job of moving oxygen-rich blood from your heart to your brain and the rest of your head.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Jan. 2024
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