oes the internal carotid artery run deeper to or more superficial to the external carotid artery?

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Does the internal carotid artery run deeper to or more superficial to the external carotid artery? A._____________________________ What important organ in the head does the internal carotid artery supply with blood? B.___________________________

We now return to the right subclavian artery as it continues into the upper arm.  Trace the subclavian, noting that near the first rib it becomes the A.________________________artery. 

 

As this artery continues into the upper arm, it, in turn, becomes the B.____________________ artery.  This particular artery is used clinically to monitor what important vital sign?
C._________________________________

 

(Note the subclavian, axillary and brachial arteries are all the same vessel: the name of the vessel changes as it moves to new areas in the body.)

 

In the antecubital region the brachial artery branches into two smaller vessel, named after the bones of the lower arm.  These are the D.___________________ and_E._______________arteries.  Do you know which of these is commonly used for taking a pulse?F. _________________

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