HISTOLOGY
BLOOD VESSELS
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Question
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Why does the Common Carotid Artery have the greatest amplitude?
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Because it is located on the neck
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Father away from the heart
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Closer to the heart
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The blood has the travel farther from the heart
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -But the first major branch of the aorta, the right carotid artery, comes off the subclavian artery. So the left carotid artery is very direct, and the right carotid artery is much more indirect. That is why we can feel the left carotid stronger than the right carotid artery pulse.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of the two common carotid arteries, which extend headward on each side of the neck, the left originates in the arch of the aorta over the heart; the right originates in the brachiocephalic trunk, the largest branch from the arch of the aorta.
Detailed explanation-3: -The arteries closest to the heart have more elastic fibers within their walls so they are able to stretch more.
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