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Common Carotid Artery
 differ in length and in their mode of origin.
 The right begins at the bifurcation of the innominate
artery behind the sternoclavicular joint and is
confined to the neck.
 The left springs from the highest part of the arch of
the aorta to the left of, and on a plane posterior to
the innominate artery, and therefore consists of a
thoracic and a cervical portion.
 At the lower part of the neck the two common
carotid arteries are separated from each other by a
very narrow interval which contains the trachea;
 at the upper part, the thyroid gland, the larynx and
pharynx project forward between the two vessels.
 The common carotid artery is contained in a sheath,
which is derived from the deep cervical fascia and
encloses also the internal jugular vein and vagus
nerve, the vein lying lateral to the artery, and the
nerve between the artery and vein, on a plane
posterior to both.
 On opening the sheath, each of these three
structures is seen to have a separate fibrous
Relations
 At the lower part of the neck the common carotid artery is very
deeply seated, being covered by the integument, superficial
fascia, Platysma, and deep cervical fascia, the
Sternocleidomastoideus, Sternohyoideus, Sternothyreoideus, and
Omohyoideus;
 in the upper part of its course it is more superficial, being covered
merely by the integument, the superficial fascia, Platysma, deep
cervical fascia, and medial margin of the Sternocleidomastoideus.
 When the Sternocleidomastoideus muscle is drawn backward, the
artery is seen to be contained in a triangular space, the carotid
triangle, bounded behind by the Sternocleidomastoideus, above
by the Stylohyoideus and posterior belly of the Digastricus, and
below by the superior belly of the Omohyoideus.
 Behind, the artery is separated from the transverse
processes of the cervical vertebræ by the Longus
colli and Longus capitis, the sympathetic trunk being
interposed between it and the muscles.
 Medially, it is in relation with the esophagus, trachea,
and thyroid gland (which overlaps it), the inferior
thyroid artery and recurrent nerve being interposed;
higher up, with the larynx and pharynx.
 Lateral to the artery are the internal jugular vein and
vagus nerve.
 Behind the angle of bifurcation of the common
carotid artery is a reddish-brown oval body,
known as the glomus caroticum (carotid body).

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Common carotid artery

  • 2.  differ in length and in their mode of origin.  The right begins at the bifurcation of the innominate artery behind the sternoclavicular joint and is confined to the neck.  The left springs from the highest part of the arch of the aorta to the left of, and on a plane posterior to the innominate artery, and therefore consists of a thoracic and a cervical portion.
  • 3.
  • 4.  At the lower part of the neck the two common carotid arteries are separated from each other by a very narrow interval which contains the trachea;  at the upper part, the thyroid gland, the larynx and pharynx project forward between the two vessels.  The common carotid artery is contained in a sheath, which is derived from the deep cervical fascia and encloses also the internal jugular vein and vagus nerve, the vein lying lateral to the artery, and the nerve between the artery and vein, on a plane posterior to both.  On opening the sheath, each of these three structures is seen to have a separate fibrous
  • 5. Relations  At the lower part of the neck the common carotid artery is very deeply seated, being covered by the integument, superficial fascia, Platysma, and deep cervical fascia, the Sternocleidomastoideus, Sternohyoideus, Sternothyreoideus, and Omohyoideus;  in the upper part of its course it is more superficial, being covered merely by the integument, the superficial fascia, Platysma, deep cervical fascia, and medial margin of the Sternocleidomastoideus.  When the Sternocleidomastoideus muscle is drawn backward, the artery is seen to be contained in a triangular space, the carotid triangle, bounded behind by the Sternocleidomastoideus, above by the Stylohyoideus and posterior belly of the Digastricus, and below by the superior belly of the Omohyoideus.
  • 6.  Behind, the artery is separated from the transverse processes of the cervical vertebræ by the Longus colli and Longus capitis, the sympathetic trunk being interposed between it and the muscles.  Medially, it is in relation with the esophagus, trachea, and thyroid gland (which overlaps it), the inferior thyroid artery and recurrent nerve being interposed; higher up, with the larynx and pharynx.  Lateral to the artery are the internal jugular vein and vagus nerve.
  • 7.  Behind the angle of bifurcation of the common carotid artery is a reddish-brown oval body, known as the glomus caroticum (carotid body).