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- Carotid artery surgery - 1
- Carotid artery surgery - 2
- Carotid artery surgery - 3
- Carotid artery surgery - 4
There are four carotid arteries, with a pair located on each side of the neck. This includes the right- and left-internal carotid arteries, and the right- and left-external carotid arteries. The carotid arteries deliver oxygen-rich blood from the heart to both the head and brain.
Review Date: 03/31/2011
Reviewed By: Kevin Sheth, MD, Department of Neurology, University of Maryland
School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed
Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, III, MD,
Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of
Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine;David Zieve,
MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
