left common carotid artery

Carotis communis sinistra

Cardiovascular

3D model: left common carotid artery — 3D models: Z-Anatomy - The libre 3D atlas of anatomy - CC-BY-SA 4.0 (https://github.com/Z-Anatomy/Models-of-human-anatomy), by Gauthier Kervyn and contributors; derived from BodyParts3D - The Database Center for Life Science - CC-BY-SA 2.1 Japan; Z-Anatomy states that models "Brainder" (A. Winkler, CC BY-SA 3.0) and "Cranial Nerves and Foramina" (University of Dundee, CAHID, CC BY 4.0) were used as reference/included and adapted. Converted to compressed glTF (curves as tubes, simplified, inner ear and kidney models left out) by the 3D Anatomy project; licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

In 1 atlas

Adult male, detailed (Z-Anatomy)

Definition

The leftmost of the two common carotid arteries, originating from the aortic arch in the thorax.

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Neighbouring structures

left subclavian artery
right common carotid artery
right subclavian artery
branch of arterial anastomosis
branch of cerebral arterial circle
bronchial artery
common carotid artery
coronary artery
inferior genicular artery
inferior phrenic artery
internal iliac artery
lumbar artery

Identifiers

TA2: 4183
FMA: 4058
UBERON: 0001536
Wikidata: Q30126919