Beginner Left Common Carotid Artery Quiz

Q1. From which vessel does the left common carotid artery usually arise?

• Aortic arch
• Left subclavian artery
• Brachiocephalic trunk
• Pulmonary trunk

Q2. Which usual branch of the aortic arch is the left common carotid artery?

• First branch
• Fourth branch
• Third branch
• Second branch

Q3. In which mediastinal compartment does the thoracic part of the left common carotid artery lie?

• Superior mediastinum
• Posterior mediastinum
• Middle mediastinum
• Anterior mediastinum

Q4. Which artery lies immediately to the right of the left common carotid artery at its origin?

• Right coronary artery
• Left subclavian artery
• Pulmonary trunk
• Brachiocephalic trunk

Q5. Which artery lies to the left of the left common carotid artery at the aortic arch?

• Right common carotid artery
• Right subclavian artery
• Left subclavian artery
• Brachiocephalic trunk

Q6. The left common carotid artery primarily carries blood toward which region?

• Left lower limb
• Abdominal viscera
• Right upper limb
• Left head and neck

Q7. Into which two arteries does the left common carotid artery divide?

• Internal and external carotid arteries
• Axillary and brachial arteries
• Facial and lingual arteries
• Vertebral and subclavian arteries

Q8. At approximately which cervical level does the common carotid artery bifurcate?

• T4
• C1
• C4
• C7

Q9. Which terminal branch of the left common carotid artery supplies the brain?

• Superior thyroid artery
• Facial artery
• External carotid artery
• Internal carotid artery

Q10. Which terminal branch mainly supplies external structures of the head and neck?

• Internal carotid artery
• External carotid artery
• Subclavian artery
• Vertebral artery