- carotid sheath
- carotid sheath of cervical fascia vagina carotica fasciae cervicalis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
carotid sheath
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Carotid sheath — Infobox Anatomy Name = Carotid sheath Latin = vagina carotica fasciae cervicalis GraySubject = 111 GrayPage = 389 Caption = Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. Carotid … Wikipedia
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Deep cervical fascia — Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. Gray s subject #111 388 … Wikipedia
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