Definition of piece rate: Payment by results. Wage determination system in which the employee is paid for each unit of production at a fixed rate.
The main arteries in the neck are the common carotids arising differently, one on each side (see the images below). On the right, the common carotid arises at the bifurcation of the brachiocephalic trunk behind the sternoclavicular joint; on the left, it arises from the highest point on arch of the aorta in the chest.
The 2 carotid arteries on each side of the neck are the most important because they supply blood to the parts of the brain that are involved in thinking, movement, sensation and speech. The other 2 arteries that bring blood to the brain, called the vertebral arteries, supply the brainstem.