A terminal branch of the left or right common carotid artery which supplies oxygenated blood to the brain and eyes[MP]. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Synonyms: cranial carotid artery internal carotid
Term information
- FMA:3947
- XAO:0000366
- UMLS:C0007276 (ncithesaurus:Internal_Carotid_Artery)
- EHDAA:6389
- SCTID:362045001
- TAO:0005081
- Wikipedia:Internal_carotid_artery
- GAID:481
- EHDAA2:0000873
- NCIT:C32836
- AAO:0010219
- EFO:0001952
- EMAPA:16328
- EHDAA:408
- AAO:0011054
- BTO:0004697
- MESH:D002343
- ZFA:0005081
- MA:0001930
- VHOG:0000267
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One of the major arteries of the head, it is the as the cranial continuation of the aortic arches and the dorsal aorta. It curves ventrally before resuming a dorsal course as it enters the head proper, and it lies ventral to the internal jugular vein. The internal carotid artery gives off palatine, ophthalmic, and cerebral branches by stage NF stage 41.[AAO]
Each of two arteries starting at the bifurcation of the common carotid arteries through which blood circulates to many structures and organs in the head. [TFD][VHOG]
Term relations
- head blood vessel
- carotid artery segment
- develops from some future internal carotid artery
- supplies some brain
- branching part of some common carotid artery plus branches
- supplies some eye