Preferred Label : carotid canal;
Uberon definition : On the interior surface of the temporal bone, behind the rough surface of the apex,
is the large circular aperture of the carotid canal, which ascends at first vertically,
and then, making a bend, runs horizontally forward and medialward. It transmits into
the cranium, the internal carotid artery, and the carotid plexus of nerves. Sympathetics
to the head also pass through the carotid canal. They have several motor functions:
raise the eyelid (superior tarsal muscle), dilate pupil, innervate sweat glands of
face and scalp and constricts blood vessels in head[WP].;
Origin ID : 0006668;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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On the interior surface of the temporal bone, behind the rough surface of the apex,
is the large circular aperture of the carotid canal, which ascends at first vertically,
and then, making a bend, runs horizontally forward and medialward. It transmits into
the cranium, the internal carotid artery, and the carotid plexus of nerves. Sympathetics
to the head also pass through the carotid canal. They have several motor functions:
raise the eyelid (superior tarsal muscle), dilate pupil, innervate sweat glands of
face and scalp and constricts blood vessels in head[WP].
