carotid
Throat's main vessel
Carotid refers to the two major arteries on either side of the neck that supply blood to the head and brain.
The word typically appears in anatomical or medical contexts: carotid artery, carotid pulse.
Checking someone's carotid pulse—pressing fingers to the side of the neck—is a standard way to determine if the heart is beating.
Medical examination by touch
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- throbBeat with intensity
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
pulsation · vital signs · assessment · neck · pressure point · choke hold · sleeper hold · compression
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- jugularMain neck blood vessel
- cervicalOf the neck
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- intimaArtery's innermost layer
sheath · bulb · sinus · triangle · plaque · atheroma · stenosis · occlusion
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- dopplerFrequency change from motion
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- imagingProducing visual representations
stenosis · bruit · auscultation · screening · sonography · MRA · CTA · velocity
Sudden brain blood blockage
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- TIABrief cerebral ischemia
- cerebrovascularBrain circulation-related
- hypoperfusionInsufficient blood to tissues
infarct · oxygenation · bloodflow · collateral · perfusion · brain · neurological · cognitive
palpation
Medical examination by touch
beat · pulsation · vital signs · assessment · neck · pressure point · choke hold · sleeper hold · compression
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- jugularMain neck blood vessel
- cervicalOf the neck
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
intima · sheath · bulb · sinus · triangle · plaque · atheroma · stenosis · occlusion · aneurysm
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- dopplerFrequency change from motion
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
imaging · stenosis · bruit · auscultation · screening · sonography · MRA · CTA · velocity · waveform
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- TIABrief cerebral ischemia
- cerebrovascularBrain circulation-related
hypoperfusion · infarct · oxygenation · bloodflow · collateral · perfusion · brain · neurological · cognitive · consciousness
- Circulatory Systemheart rate, blood, artery, veins, capillary
- Neckneck, throat, Adam's apple, larynx, trachea
- arteriesaorta, coronary artery, coronary, femoral artery, femoral
- Pressure Pointssolar plexus, groin, throat, temple, jaw
- veinsvein, jugular vein, saphenous vein, portal vein, pulmonary vein
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
carotidjugular
Main neck blood vessel
jugular vein · venous · vein · femoral · pulmonary
carotidfemoral
Of the thigh
femoral artery · iliac · aortic · coronary · peripheral
- carotid arteryMain neck blood vessel
- carotid arteriesPaired vessels feeding the brain
- carotid bodyVascular chemoreceptor cluster
- carotid sinusArterial baroreceptor at throat
- carotid pulseHeartbeat felt at throat