The Cardiovascular system - The major arteries of the head and neck

Question 1

What does the brachiocephalic bifurcate into?

Answer 1

1. The right carotid artery
2. The right subclavian artery

Roughly at the right sternoclavicular joint.

Question 2

What makes up the left common carotid artery and where do they ascend?

Answer 2

Left and right common carotid arteries

The left and right common carotid arteries ascend up the neck, lateral to the trachea and the oesophagus.
Venous supply of the head and neck