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Descriptor English: Carotid Artery, Common
Descriptor Spanish: Arteria Carótida Común
Descriptor arteria carótida común
Entry term(s) arteria carótida primitiva
Scope note: Una de las dos arterias principales que irrigan las estructuras de la cabeza y el cuello. Ascienden por el cuello, una a cada lado, y a la altura del borde superior del cartílago tiroides, cada una se divide en dos ramas, las arterias carótidas externa (ARTERIA CARÓTIDA EXTERNA) y la interna (ARTERIA CARÓTIDA INTERNA).
Descriptor Portuguese: Artéria Carótida Primitiva
Descriptor French: Artère carotide commune
Entry term(s): Arteries, Common Carotid
Artery, Common Carotid
Carotid Arteries, Common
Common Carotid Arteries
Common Carotid Artery
Tree number(s): A07.015.114.186.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017536
Scope note: The two principal arteries supplying the structures of the head and neck. They ascend in the neck, one on each side, and at the level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, each divides into two branches, the external (CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL) and internal (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL) carotid arteries.
Annotation: disease: coordinate IM with CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES (IM) injuries: coordinate IM with CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES (IM) or specifics (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Entry Combination: injuries:Carotid Artery Injuries
Previous Indexing: Carotid Arteries (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
DeCS ID: 30798
Unique ID: D017536
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Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/20
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Carotid Artery, Common - Preferred
Concept UI M0026594
Scope note The two principal arteries supplying the structures of the head and neck. They ascend in the neck, one on each side, and at the level of the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, each divides into two branches, the external (CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL) and internal (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL) carotid arteries.
Preferred term Carotid Artery, Common
Entry term(s) Arteries, Common Carotid
Artery, Common Carotid
Carotid Arteries, Common
Common Carotid Arteries
Common Carotid Artery



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