VASCULAR
TYPES OF ARTERIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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anatomical limit for right common carotid
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anatomical limit for left common carotid
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Right Common Carotid: begins at the level of the sternoclavicular articulation and terminates at the level of the superior border of the thyroid cartilage. Left Common Carotid: begins at the level of the second costal cartilage and terminates at the level of the superior border of the thyroid cartilage.
Detailed explanation-2: -3 Termination. The common carotid artery ends where it bifurcates into internal and external branches, between the hyoid bone and the thyroid cartilage, between C3 and C4.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following arteries begins at the level of the second costal cartilage? Left common carotid. 181.
Detailed explanation-4: -The arch of the aorta lies behind the lower part of the sternal manubrium. It begins behind the right border of the sternum at the level of the second rib cartilage, and extends dorsally to the left to reach the spine at the left of the body of the fourth thoracic vertebra [2].