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3/12/25, 1:48 PM about:blank Arteries of Neck - Anatomy notes Arteries of Neck Carotid Arteries BaArch of aorta Right common carotid artery Di Subclavian arteries arises from a bifurcation of bt at the level of I Brachiocephalic trunk the right sternoclavicular joint Left common carotid artery branches directly from the arch of the aorta At C4, the carotid arteries split into external and internal in 1g 1.0 an area called the carotid triangle [Common carotid arteries teachmeanatomy Grigin of the blood ve: eis of the uaper lima. Note how the left common carotid and sutcisvian arevies arise cireelly for cr ofecrta, External Carotid Arises from common carotid Supplies head and neck external to cranium Ends within parotid gland Gives off 8 branches: Superficial temporal Maxillary artery Superior thyroid Lingual artery Facial artery Ascending pharyngeal Occipital artery Posterior auricular Internal Carotid Vertebral Arteries Does not supply neck Supplies brain, eyes and forehead Right and left vertebral arteries Vertebral artery f arise from the subclavian arteries elie Brachiocephalic trunk Enter cranial cavity via the foramen magnum 12