Left common carotid artery
Arteria carotis communis sinistri
Definition
The common carotid artery is a cranially directed stem for the internal and external carotid artery; it arises from the brachiocephalic trunk, sometimes via an eventual bicarotid trunk (usually in Carnivorous and exceptionally in Pigs, Horses and Ruminants.
References
Illustrated Veterinary Anatomical Nomenclature - 3rd edittion - Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, Oskar Schaller - Enke
