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carotid plexus
1. Any one of three nerve plexuses (network of intersecting nerve vessels) associated with the carotid arteries.
2. Any of the networks of sympathetic nerve fibers that connect the internal organs to the brain via spinal nerves, responds to stress by increasing heart rate and blood flow to the muscles, and decreasing blood flow to the skin surrounding the carotid arteries.
2. Any of the networks of sympathetic nerve fibers that connect the internal organs to the brain via spinal nerves, responds to stress by increasing heart rate and blood flow to the muscles, and decreasing blood flow to the skin surrounding the carotid arteries.
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carotid-, caroti-, carotio-
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