arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body

common carotid, common carotid artery - runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries

external carotid, external carotid artery - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head

internal carotid artery - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head

cervix, neck - the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"