carotid sheath

sheath (shēth) a tubular case or envelope.

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arachnoid sheath  the continuation of the arachnoidea mater around the optic nerve, forming part of its internal sheath.

carotid sheath  a portion of the cervical fascia enclosing the carotid artery, the internal jugular vein, and the vagus nerve.

crural sheath  femoral s.

dentinal sheath  the layer of tissue forming the wall of a dentinal tubule.

dural sheath  the external investment of the optic nerve.

femoral sheath  the investing fascia of the proximal portion of the femoral vessels.

sheath of Henle  endoneurium.

Hertwig sheath  root s. (1).

sheath of Key and Retzius  endoneurium.

lamellar sheath  the perineurium.

Mauthner's sheath  axolemma.

medullary sheath , myelin sheath the sheath surrounding the axon of myelinated nerve cells, consisting of concentric layers of myelin formed in the peripheral nervous system by the plasma membrane of Schwann cells, and in the central nervous system by oligodendrocytes. It is interrupted at intervals along the length of the axon by gaps known as nodes of Ranvier. Myelin is an electrical insulator that serves to speed the conduction of nerve impulses.

pial sheath  the continuation of the pia mater around the optic nerve, forming part of its internal sheath.

root sheath 

1. an investment of epithelial cells around the unerupted tooth and inside the dental follicle.

2. the epithelial portion of a hair follicle.

sheath of Schwann  neurilemma.

synovial sheath  synovial membrane lining the cavity of a bone through which a tendon moves.

tendon sheath  epitendineum.

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carotid sheath

n.

The dense fibrous tissue enveloping the carotid artery, internal jugular vein, and vagus nerve on either side.

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carotid sheath,

the fibrous tissue enclosing the carotid artery, jugular vein, and vagus nerve on each side of the neck.

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carotid

relating to the carotid artery, the principal artery of the neck. See Table 9.

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carotid body

a small neurovascular structure lying in the bifurcation of the common carotid arteries, containing chemoreceptors that monitor oxygen content in blood and help to regulate respiration. Called also glomus caroticum.

carotid body tumors

usually unilateral nonfunctional adenoma, chemodectoma, nonchromaffin paraganglioma, or locally invasive carcinoma which may cause deviation of the trachea.

carotid canal

transmits the internal carotid artery to the cranial cavity through the pars petrosa of the temporal bone.

carotid sheath

contains the common carotid artery, internal jugular vein and vagosympathetic trunk.

carotid sinus

a dilatation of the proximal portion of the internal carotid or distal portion of the common carotid artery, containing in its wall pressoreceptors which are stimulated by changes in blood pressure.

carotid sinus reflex

slowing of the heart rate when pressure is applied over the carotid sinus.

carotid sinus syndrome

syncope sometimes associated with convulsive seizures due to overactivity of the carotid sinus reflex.

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sheath

1. a tubular case or envelope.

2. vernacular for prepuce.

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adrenal pericapsular sheath

contains a plexus of large nerve trunks with numerous ganglion cells.

arachnoid sheath

the delicate membrane between the pial sheath and the dural sheath of the optic nerve.

carotid sheath

a portion of the cervical fascia enclosing the carotid artery, internal jugular vein, and vagus or vagosympathetic nerve.

carpal tendon s's

sheaths to the tendons of the muscles which course over the carpus.

crural sheath

femoral sheath.

dural sheath

the external investment of the optic nerve.

femoral sheath

the fascial sheath of the femoral vessels.

Henle's sheath

the endoneurium, especially the delicate continuation around the terminal branches of nerve fibers.

lamellar sheath

the perineurium.

medullary sheath, myelin sheath

the sheath surrounding the axon of myelinated nerve cells, consisting of concentric layers of myelin formed in the peripheral nervous system by the plasma membrane of Schwann cells, and in the central nervous system by the plasma membrane of oligodendrocytes. It is interrupted at intervals along the length of the axon by gaps known as nodes of Ranvier. Myelin is an electrical insulator that serves to speed the conduction of nerve impulses.

pial sheath

the innermost of the three sheaths of the optic nerve.

root sheath

the epidermal layer of a hair follicle.

sheath of Schwann

neurilemma.

synovial sheath

a synovial membrane sleeve through which a tendon moves; found commonly where a tendon passes over a joint.