Internal carotid venous plexus

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Internal carotid venous plexus
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Latin plexus venosus caroticus internus [1]
FMA 50797
Anatomical terminology

The internal carotid venous plexus is a network of veins surrounding the internal carotid artery as it passes through the carotid canal. [2] The plexus interconnects the internal jugular vein (extracranially) and cavernous sinus (intracranially). [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Anatonomina". www.terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. 1 2 "plexus venosus caroticus internus". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. ↑ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 404.e1. ISBN   978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC   1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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