loading...| Preferred Name |
Common Carotid Artery |
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| Synonyms |
CAROTID ARTERY ARTERY, CAROTID carotid artery Common Carotid Artery Carotid Artery Carotid artery structure (body structure) Carotid |
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| Definitions |
One of two arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the head and neck; the left common carotid branches from the aorta and the right common carotid from the innominate (brachiocephalic artery). |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12687 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
The artery of the neck that arises from the aortic arch and terminates in the external and internal carotid arteries whose pulse can be palpated just medial to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. An artery of the mediastinum and neck; in general it arises as a primary or secondary branch of the aortic arch and branches into the internal and external carotid arteries. A major artery that carries blood from the heart to the head. There is a carotid artery on each side of the neck, and each one splits into two branches. The interior branch carries blood to the brain and eyes, and the exterior branch carries blood to the face, tongue, and outside parts of the head. |
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| code |
C12687 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C167409 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006 |
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ACC/AHA CDISC GDC mCode |
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| DEFINITION |
One of two arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the head and neck; the left common carotid branches from the aorta and the right common carotid from the innominate (brachiocephalic artery). |
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| Display_Name |
Carotid Artery |
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| FULL_SYN |
CAROTID ARTERY ARTERY, CAROTID carotid artery Common Carotid Artery Carotid Artery Carotid artery structure (body structure) Carotid |
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| label |
Common Carotid Artery |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Carotid_Artery Common_Carotid_Artery |
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| Maps_To |
Carotid Artery |
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| Preferred_Name |
Common Carotid Artery |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12687 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0007272 |
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