Carotid groove

Carotid groove

Infobox Bone
Name = Carotid groove
Latin = sulcus caroticus ossis sphenoidalis
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Caption = Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Carotid groove visible at left center.)



Caption2 = Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Sphenoid bone is in yellow, and carotid groove is labeled at center of sphenoid.
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Above the attachment of each great wing of the sphenoid bone is a broad groove, curved something like the italic letter f; it lodges the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus, and is named the carotid groove.

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