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Carotid Arteries

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Definition: Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery.  inj   
Examples Carotid Artery, Common; Carotid Sinus 		Other names Carotid Artery; Artery, Carotid; Arteries, Carotid

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