Quantitative Prediction of the Location of Carotid Bifurcation and Neurovascular Structures in the Carotid Region: A Cross-Sectional Cadaveric Study

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Deep dissection of the carotid region. The venous vessels (a) have been reflected laterally (b) to reveal the underlying the arteries. (c) Summary of the relationship with the internal jugular vein (blue), vagus nerve traveling inferiorly, hypoglossal nerve coursing laterally over the bifurcation, and the common carotid artery (red) with its internal and external branches. i: STA; ii: lingual artery; iii: occipital artery; iv: facial artery; v: external carotid artery. All branches of the external carotid artery have not been visualized. Note that the angle of the mandible was removed to maximize vessel branch visibility for this image.

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