Definitions for "Carotid arteries"
Keywords:  neck, artery, aorta, brain, supply
paired (right and left) arteries that arise from the aorta or branch of the thoracic aorta; external carotid arteries in the neck supply blood to structures in the face, internal carotid arteries supply blood to much of the front of the brain
The main supplying vessels of the head and neck.
Provide the main blood supply to the anterior circulation of the brain.