carotid artery
noun
variants
or carotid
: either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head
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Another area to check is the carotid artery on the side of the neck, just off of the center.
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Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
For example, a large cluster of vagal neurons clings like a vine to the carotid artery in your neck.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
The carotid artery can be felt on either side of your neck, in the depression adjacent to your windpipe.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
After testing the two-step process on pig carotid arteries, more than 80% of the cells remained viable after rewarming over a few minutes, suggesting the process was quick and safe.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
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Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2024
For example, a large cluster of vagal neurons clings like a vine to the carotid artery in your neck.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
The carotid artery can be felt on either side of your neck, in the depression adjacent to your windpipe.
—Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
After testing the two-step process on pig carotid arteries, more than 80% of the cells remained viable after rewarming over a few minutes, suggesting the process was quick and safe.
—New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Carotid artery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carotid%20artery. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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