Carotid groove: Difference between revisions

Carotid groove
Carotid groove
	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.
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Latin	sulcus caroticus ossis sphenoidalis
TA98	A02.1.05.012
TA2	596
FMA	54753
	Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

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The carotid groove is a bone of the head and neck located above the attachment of each great wing of the sphenoid bone. It is curved like the italic letter f, and lodges the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 148 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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-The '''carotid groove''' is a broad groove located above the attachment of each [[great wing]] of the [[sphenoid bone]]. It is curved like the italic letter f, and lodges the [[internal carotid artery]] and the [[cavernous sinus]].
+The '''carotid groove''' is a bone of the head and neck located above the attachment of each [[great wing]] of the [[sphenoid bone]]. It is curved like the italic letter f, and lodges the [[internal carotid artery]] and the [[cavernous sinus]].
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