sisäkaulavaltimoiden
Sisäkaulavaltimoiden, known in English as the internal carotid arteries, are major blood vessels in the neck that supply oxygenated blood to the brain and other parts of the head. They originate from the common carotid arteries, which bifurcate (split) into the internal and external carotid arteries at the level of the thyroid cartilage. The internal carotid artery then ascends through the carotid canal in the temporal bone of the skull.
Unlike the external carotid artery, which primarily supplies blood to the face, scalp, and neck, the internal
Blockage or narrowing of the internal carotid arteries, often due to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries),