Right deep cervical artery

Looks like

A branch of the costocervical trunk running up between the deep muscles at the back of the neck.

What it does

Supplies the deep neck muscles and links with the occipital and vertebral arteries.

Keeping it well

A backup route when the vertebral artery is blocked; rarely a problem itself.

Related conditions

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Takayasu arteritis
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)