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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]
Carotid groove | |
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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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