Question

Carotid artery provides Oxygenated blood to which among the following parts?
1. Head & Neck
2. Lungs
3. Kidney
4. Liver

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Head & Neck

The correct answer is Head & Neck.

• 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.
• The common carotid arteries are present on the left and right sides of the body.

 

• Carotid Arteries
  • These arteries originate from different arteries but follow symmetrical courses.
  • The right common carotid originates in the neck from the brachiocephalic trunk the left from the aortic arch in the thorax.
  • These split into the external and internal carotid arteries at the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, at around the level of the fourth cervical vertebra.