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...

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Along the posterior part of the lateral margin of the carotid groove of the sphenoid bone, in the angle between the body and great wing, is a ridge of...

for the abducent nerve. On either side of the sella turcica is the carotid groove, which is broad, shallow, and curved somewhat like the italic letter...

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the occipital bone; it presents the anterior or internal opening of the carotid canal, and forms the postero-lateral boundary of the foramen lacerum. The...

it. The ideal site for palpating the carotid pulse is to gently press the common carotid artery against the carotid tubercle. There is commonly variations...

posterior auricular artery is a small artery that arises from the external carotid artery. It ascends along the side of the head. It supplies several muscles...

The occipital artery is a branch of the external carotid artery that provides arterial supply to the back of the scalp, sternocleidomastoid muscles, and...

external carotid artery that supplies structures of the superficial face. The facial artery arises in the carotid triangle from the external carotid artery...