Which of the following is one of the two major arteries on each side of the neck that carries blood to the head?

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Which of the following is one of the two major arteries on each side of the neck that carries blood to the head?

In the neck, the vessels that bring blood up to the head are the carotid arteries. Each side has a common carotid artery that travels upward and then divides into the internal carotid (to the brain) and the external carotid (to the face and scalp). The jugular is a vein, not an artery. The aorta is the large artery from the heart, not a paired neck artery. The vertebral arteries run upward through the spine to contribute to brain circulation but are not the primary paired arteries described. So the carotid arteries are the ones carrying blood to the head.

In the neck, the vessels that bring blood up to the head are the carotid arteries. Each side has a common carotid artery that travels upward and then divides into the internal carotid (to the brain) and the external carotid (to the face and scalp). The jugular is a vein, not an artery. The aorta is the large artery from the heart, not a paired neck artery. The vertebral arteries run upward through the spine to contribute to brain circulation but are not the primary paired arteries described. So the carotid arteries are the ones carrying blood to the head.

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