Internal carotid plexus
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| Nerve: Internal carotid plexus | ||
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| Sympathetic connections of the ciliary and superior cervical ganglia. (Carotid plexus visible center top.) | ||
| Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. (Carotid plexus visible center top.) | ||
| Latin | plexus caroticus internus | |
| Gray's | subject #215 977 | |
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| MeSH | [1] | |
The internal carotid plexus (carotid plexus) is situated on the lateral side of the internal carotid artery, and in the plexus there occasionally exists a small gangliform swelling, the carotid ganglion, on the under surface of the artery.
The internal carotid plexus communicates with the semilunar ganglion, the abducent nerve, and the sphenopalatine ganglion; it distributes filaments to the wall of the carotid artery, and also communicates with the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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