Internal carotid venous plexus
| Internal carotid venous plexus | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plexus venosus caroticus internus[1] |
| FMA | 50797 |
| 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
- ^ "Anatonomina". www.terminologia-anatomica.org. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ a b "plexus venosus caroticus internus". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ 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)