Noun | 1. | ![]() arteria, arterial blood vessel, artery - a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body common carotid, common carotid artery - runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries external carotid, external carotid artery - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head internal carotid artery - the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head |