Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Carotid groove visible at left center.)
Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Sphenoid bone is in yellow, and carotid groove is labeled at center of sphenoid.
Details
Location
Sphenoid bone
Identifiers
Latin
sulcus caroticus ossis sphenoidalis
TA98
A02.1.05.012
TA2
596
FMA
54753
Anatomical terms of bone
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The carotid groove is an anatomical groove in the sphenoid bone located above the attachment of each great wing of the sphenoid bone. The groove is curved like the italic letter f, and lodges the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus.[1]
The carotidgroove is an anatomical groove in the sphenoid bone located above the attachment of each great wing of the sphenoid bone. The groove is curved...
Along the posterior part of the lateral margin of the carotidgroove of the sphenoid bone, in the angle between the body and great wing, is a ridge of...
for the abducent nerve. On either side of the sella turcica is the carotidgroove, which is broad, shallow, and curved somewhat like the italic letter...
the occipital bone; it presents the anterior or internal opening of the carotid canal, and forms the postero-lateral boundary of the foramen lacerum. The...
The occipital artery is a branch of the external carotid artery that provides arterial supply to the back of the scalp, sternocleidomastoid muscles, and...
posterior auricular artery is a small artery that arises from the external carotid artery. It ascends along the side of the head. It supplies several muscles...
it. The ideal site for palpating the carotid pulse is to gently press the common carotid artery against the carotid tubercle. There is commonly variations...
external carotid artery that supplies structures of the superficial face. The facial artery arises in the carotid triangle from the external carotid artery...
internal carotid arteries. Carotid artery, external – The external carotid artery is a major artery of the head and neck. It arises from the common carotid artery...
legs into the water. Carotid rete is a counter-current heat exchanging organ in some ungulates. The blood ascending the carotid arteries on its way to...
broad groove, curved something like the italic letter f; it lodges the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus, and is named the carotid sulcus...
common carotid artery, subclavian artery and the beginning of vertebral artery which sometimes leaves a groove at the apex of this ganglion (this groove can...
and a reduction in the size of the promontory branch of the internal carotid artery.[citation needed] There are two major branches of adapids, subfamily...
Basilar part of occipital bone Tympanic cavity. Facial canal. Internal carotid artery. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 132...
and pons. The internal carotid arteries are branches of the common carotid arteries. They enter the cranium through the carotid canal, travel through the...
vertical section of fibrous tissue (the lingual septum) that results in a groove, the median sulcus, on the tongue's surface. There are two groups of muscles...
development. It is located between the stomodeum and the first pharyngeal groove. This arch divides into a maxillary process and a mandibular process, giving...
relationship to the cranial nerves (VII, IX, X, XI) and the internal and external carotid artery, various syndromes may arise relating to which is damaged. Epistaxis...
tubercle on the sixth cervical vertebra is called the carotid tubercle because it separates the carotid artery from the vertebral artery. There is a hook-shaped...
is the carotid sheath, containing the internal carotid artery and cranial nerves IX, X and XI. Behind both the parapharyngeal space and carotid space lies...
postganglionic fibres also join the nerve from the plexus on the internal carotid artery in the wall of the cavernous sinus and are distributed through the...
Medical Center - "Anterior Triangle of the Neck: Nerves and Vessels of the Carotid Triangle" Anatomy photo:34:09-0102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center...
[citation needed] Diagram showing the origins of the main branches of the carotid arteries. Bloodvessels of the eyelids, front view. Sinnatamby, Chummy S...
facial artery is one of the six non-terminal branches of the external carotid artery. This artery supplies both lips by its superior and inferior labial...
exit the skull at the jugular foramen and travel within the carotid sheath alongside the carotid arteries through the neck. The recurrent laryngeal nerves...
it forms the floor of the tympanic cavity and vestibule, surrounds the carotid canal, invests the lateral and lower part of the cochlea, and spreads medially...