Internal carotid venous plexus explained

Internal carotid venous plexus
Latin:	plexus venosus caroticus internus^[1]

The internal carotid venous plexus is a network of veins surrounding the internal carotid artery as it passes through the carotid canal.^[2] The plexus interconnects the internal jugular vein (extracranially) and cavernous sinus (intracranially).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anatonomina . 2023-07-31 . www.terminologia-anatomica.org.
2. Web site: plexus venosus caroticus internus . 2023-07-31 . TheFreeDictionary.com . en.
3. Book: Standring, Susan . Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice . 2020 . 978-0-7020-7707-4 . 42th . New York . 404.e1 . 1201341621.