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Internal carotid venous plexus

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Internal carotid venous plexus
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Identifiers
Latinplexus venosus caroticus internus[1]
FMA50797
Anatomical terminology

The internal carotid venous plexus is a network of veins surrounding the internal carotid artery as it passes through the carotid canal.[2] The plexus interconnects the internal jugular vein (extracranially) and cavernous sinus (intracranially).[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Anatonomina". www.terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ a b "plexus venosus caroticus internus". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 404.e1. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)