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.
The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South), fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil.he Battle of Antietam was a battle fought during the US Civil War. It saw General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fighting against the Union Army of the Potomac com â¦ manded by Major General George B. McClellan.