Too Many Babies Born to Teens, Says CDC. Nearly one in five babies born to a teenage mom in the U.S. are not the motherâs first baby, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In North Carolina, more than one in four babies born to a teen are not her first. The report reveals that although teen birth rates in the U.S. have been declining for the last two decades, of 367,000 babies born in 2010 to mothers who are 15 to 19 years old, 18.3 percent were repeat births.
Â© 2014 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. The carotid arteries are major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain, neck, and face. There are two carotid arteries, one on the right and one on the left.In the neck, each carotid artery branches into two divisions: 1  The internal carotid artery supplies blood to the brain.ll rights reserved. The carotid arteries are major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain, neck, and face. There are two carotid arteries, one on the right and one on the left. In the neck, each carotid artery branches into two divisions:
Unlike the rest of the body, the liver is the only organ in the body that gets most of its oxygen supply from a vein. The liver receives the oxygen and nutrients it needs in blood that comes from two large blood vessels: Portal vein.Hepatic artery. The portal vein provides about two thirds of the blood.he hepatic veins carry blood to the inferior vena cavaâthe largest vein in the bodyâwhich then carries blood from the abdomen and lower parts of the body to the right side of the heart. Blood vessel (vascular) disorders of the liver usually result from inadequate blood flowâwhether into or out of the liver.