- carotid canal
- carotid canal n the canal by which the internal carotid artery enters the skull called also carotid foramen
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canalis caroticus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
carotid canal
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Carotid canal — Infobox Bone Name = Carotid canal Latin = canalis caroticus GraySubject = 34 GrayPage = 143 Caption = Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. ( Opening of carotid canal labeled at center left.) Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
carotid canal — noun : the canal by which the internal carotid artery enters the skull … Useful english dictionary
carotid artery — ▪ anatomy one of several arteries that supply blood to the head and neck. Of the two common carotid arteries, which extend headward on each side of the neck, the left originates in the arch of the aorta over the heart; the right originates… … Universalium
Carotid siphon — The carotid siphon is the tortuous segment of the internal carotid artery that extends from the carotid canal to the point at which the internal carotid artery bifurcates into the anterior cerebral artery and the middle cerebral artery … Wikipedia
carotid foramen — the inferior aperture of the carotid canal, giving passage to the carotid vessels … Medical dictionary
Carotid tubercle — Latin tuberculum caroticum Code A02.2.02.005 Chassaignac tubercle (or the carotid tubercle) is the name given to the anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, separating the carotid artery from the vertebral… … Wikipedia
external opening of carotid canal — apertura externa canalis carotici … Medical dictionary
internal opening of carotid canal — apertura interna canalis carotici … Medical dictionary
canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root … Medical dictionary
Internal carotid artery — Infobox Artery Name = Internal carotid artery Latin = arteria carotis interna GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 566 Width = 250 Caption = Arteries of the neck. The internal carotid arteries arise from the common carotid arteries labeled Common caroti… … Wikipedia
