1) maxillary artery

2) superficial temporal artery

In the human, the right common carotid artery branches from the brachiocephalic artery, whereas the left common

carotid artery comes directly from the aortic arch. In the cat, both common carotid arteries branch from the

brachiocephalic artery.

Brachiocephalic trunk

Left common carotid artery

Left subclavian artery

The brachiocephalic artery divides into the right common carotid artery and the right subclavian artery.

what examinations may ne performed to identify a lesion of the common carotid artery