GENERAL HISTOLOGY

VASCULAR

TYPES OF ARTERIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
begins at the level of second costal cartilage and terminates at the superior border of the thyroid cartilage
A
anatomical limit for right common carotid
B
anatomical limit for left common carotid
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The common carotid artery generally bifurcates into the internal and external carotid arteries at the level of C3-4.

Detailed explanation-2: -The internal carotid arteries are branches of the common carotid arteries that bifurcate into the internal and external carotids at the level of the carotid sinus. [2] After this bifurcation, the internal carotids traverse through the base of the skull to reach the vital organs that they supply.

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