Landmark · Skeletal system
Carotid sulcus
Sulcus carotidis
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Head
- Landmark on
- Sphenoid bone
DescriptionUnreviewed
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.
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Names
- Latin
- Sulcus carotidis
- English
- Carotid sulcus
- French
- Sillon carotidien
- Spanish
- Surco carotídeo
- Portuguese
- Sulco carotídeo