comÂ·mon caÂ·rotÂ·id arÂ·teÂ·ry. Origin, right from brachiocephalic, left from arch of aorta; runs upward in the neck and divides opposite upper border of thyroid cartilage (C-4 vertebral level) into terminal branches, external and internal carotid. Synonym(s): arteria carotis communis. common carotid artery. A major artery to the head.
Where did the last major battle between US Troops and Native Americans take place. Answers. Wounded Knee creek, rising in S.Dak. and flowing NW to the White River; was the site of the last major battle of the Indian wars . Wounded Knee in 1890. 1890 is considered the official ending date of the US-Indian Wars.
Two Civil War battles were fought at Cabin Creek--both were Confederate raids on Union supply wagon trains moving from Fort Scott toward Fort Gibson. On July 1-2, 1863, Stand Watie and the Confederates failed to stop the wagon train as it crossed Cabin Creek about 10 miles south of what is today Vinita. It was one of the first battles in which African-Americans fought as a unit west of the Mississippi River.