The Common Carotid Artery Is Branchless and Travels Superiorly Along

The common carotid artery is branchless and travels superiorly along the neck, lateral to the trachea and larynx to the upper border of the thyroid cartilage. The common carotid artery travels in a sheath deep to the superior, middle, and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.