page_title: Common carotid artery
hierarchical_section_title: Common carotid artery
context_page_description: In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood; they divide in the neck to form the external and internal carotid arteries.
context_section_description: In anatomy, the left and right common carotid arteries (carotids) (English:  /kəˈrɒtɪd/) are arteries that supply the head and neck with oxygenated blood; they divide in the neck to form the external and internal carotid arteries.
caption: The common carotid artery arises directly from the aorta on the left and as a branch of the brachiocephalic trunk on the right.