Medical Definition of Arteria carotis interna

1. Arises from the common carotid opposite upper border of thyroid cartilage (C-4 vertebral level) and terminates in the middle cranial fossa by dividing into the anterior and middle cerebral arteries; for descriptive purposes it is divided into four parts: cervical, petrous, cavernous, and cerebral. Synonym: arteria carotis interna. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arteria Carotis Interna

arteria brachialis
arteria brachialis superficialis
arteria buccalis
arteria caecalis anterior
arteria caecalis posterior
arteria calcarina
arteria callosomarginalis
arteria canalis pterygoidei
arteria carotis
arteria carotis communis
arteria carotis externa
arteria carotis interna (current term)
arteria caudae pancreatis
arteria celiaca
arteria centralis brevis
arteria centralis longa
arteria centralis retinae
arteria cerebelli
arteria cerebelli inferior anterior
arteria cerebelli inferior posterior
arteria cerebelli superior
arteria cerebri
arteria cerebri anterior
arteria cerebri media
arteria cerebri posterior
arteria cervicalis ascendens

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