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.
This battle took place near Sharpsburg, Maryland.   The Battle of Antietam took place near the Antietam Creek, near  Sharpsburg, Maryland. This was the first time Confede â¦ rate General  Lee took his forces into Union territory. Maryland was a slave  State that remained in the Union. It was one of the bloodiest  battles in American history.