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sulcus caroticus (par)

Identification
Official Latin term sulcus caroticus ossis sphenoidalis (par)
Official subsidiary term carotid sulcus of sphenoid (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U501
Unit type pair
Materiality immaterial
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Partonomic links Level 2: ossa cranii Short Extended
Level 3: os sphenoidale Short Extended
Level 4: corpus ossis sphenoidalis
Taxonomic links Level 1: complexus anatomicus Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: canalis anatomicus Short Extended
Level 3: canalis cranii
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Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition longitudinal groove lateral to the body of the sphenoid bone that lodges the internal carotid artery.
Encyclopedic definition the groove on the side of the body of the sphenoid bone that lodges the internal carotid artery and the cavernous sinus.
Taxonomic definition A carotid sulcus of sphenoid is a cranial canal [canalis cranii ] which lies on each side of the body of the sphenoid and lodges the left and right internal carotid arteries.
THIS sulcus caroticus
Genus THIS isa canalis cranii
Defining property 1 THIS isGrooveof ( body of sphenoid, lateral ) Invalid 501
Defining property 2 THIS isContainerof internal carotid artery
Defining property 3 THIS isContainerof cavernous sinus
Autogenerated definition A carotid sulcus is a cranial canal [canalis cranii] which is a lateral [lateralis] groove of body of sphenoid [corpus ossis sphenoidalis] and contains internal carotid artery [arteria carotis interna] and contains cavernous sinus [sinus cavernosus]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
corpus humanum top
TAH:U259
systema skeletale SOS
TAH:U268
systema skeletale axiale SOS
TAH:U402
ossa cranii XOS
TAH:U490
os sphenoidale SOX
TAH:U491
corpus ossis sphenoidalis SOS
TAH:U501 sulcus caroticus (par) PES
Taxonomy
Date: 13.12.2025