Carotid system
Common carotid arteries
- Originates posterior to sternoclavicular joint
- R common: brachiocephalic trunk
- L common: direct branch of aorta
- Ascend lateral to Trachea within carotid sheath
bifurcation
- Divides into internal and External carotid artery at superior edge of thyroid cartilage
- carotid sinus lives here - Carotid sinus reflexes
- superficial temporal
- occipital artery
- internal carotid
- external carotid
- common carotid
- superior thyroid artery (Thyroid blood supply)
- ascending pharyngeal artery
- lingual artery
- facial artery
- posterior auricular artery
- maxillary artery