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cavernous part of internal carotid artery

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cav·ern·ous part of in·ter·nal ca·rot·id ar·ter·y

[TA]

the more tortuous portion of the internal carotid artery that traverses the cavernous sinus; it has numerous small branches.

Synonym(s): pars cavernosa arteriae carotidis internae [TA]

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basal tentorial branch of internal carotid artery
branches of internal carotid artery to trigeminal ganglion
cavernous branches of cavernous part of internal carotid artery
cavernous sinus branch of internal carotid artery
ganglionic branch of internal carotid artery
marginal tentorial branch of internal carotid artery
meningeal branch of cavernous part of internal carotid artery
tentorial basal branch of cavernous part of internal carotid artery
tentorial marginal branch of cavernous part of internal carotid artery

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