1. Finite element mesh for fluid domain of the carotid artery bifurcation Blood density  =1.05 g/cm 3 Kinematic viscosity =0.035 cm 2 /s R e =300

2. Finite element mesh for solid domain (shells) of the carotid artery bifurcation Young’s modulus E=3.61 x10 6 g/s 2 cm Density of wall  =1.1 g/cm 3 Thickness:common carotid 0.031 cm distal segment internal carotid 0.022cm external carotid 0.020 cm Geometrical non-linearity (Updated Lagrangian)

3. Velocity distribution for t/t p =0.1

4. Effective stress distribution at the carotid bifurcation walls, t/t p =0.325

5. Wall shear stress field at t/t p =0.1 (deformable walls)

6. Blood velocity field in the carotid artery bifurcation for t/t p =0.1

7. ANIMATION

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