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Carotid sinus
The carotid sinus, or carotid bulb, is a dilation at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery that houses baroreceptors regulating blood pressure and heart rate.
External carotid artery
External carotid artery (ECA): artery from the common carotid bifurcation (about C3-C4) supplying head and neck structures outside the skull; eight variable branches, common trunks, embolization and collateral pathways.
Superficial temporal artery
Superficial temporal artery (arteria temporalis superficialis): terminal branch of the external carotid artery supplying the face and scalp, dividing into frontal and parietal branches; biopsied for giant cell arteritis and used for STA-MCA bypass.