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The internal carotid arteries

Les artères carotides internes

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Summary

Anatomical characteristics of the internal carotid arteries are detailed in 50 anatomical preparations of frontal, sagittal and transversal sections from subjects aged between 42 and 76 years. The results obtained are compared with those reported in the literature and the following points are emphasized:

Dimensions of the vessels (for the right internal carotid artery, the external diameter in the region of the neck was found to be 5±0.8 mm, the mean length 154.9±13.8 mm. There was no significant difference between left and right arteries).

The variations in its course, with tortuousities at fixed points appearing relatively early in life, and their importance to arterial pathologies.

The principal relationships of the cervical portion (C1), the petrous portion (C2), with the different parts of the ear and the cavernous portion of the artery (C3) in particular, and with the pituitary.

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Les caractères des artères carotides internes sont précisés sur 50 préparations anatomiques de sujets âgés de 42 à 76 ans et sur des coupes frontales, sagittales et transversales. Les données recueillies sont confrontées aux observations rapportées dans la littérature en insistant sur:

  • - la biométrie des vaisseaux (pour l'artère carotide interne droite, diamètre externe dans la région cervicale moyenne: 5±0.8 mm, longueur moyenne: 154,9±13,8 mm, il n'existe pas de variation significative entre les artères droites et gauches);

  • - les variations de trajet avec sinuosités fixées relativement précocément et leur importance dans la pathologie artérielle;

  • - les rapports principaux de la portion cervicale (Cl), de la portion pétreuse (C2), notamment avec les différentes parties de l'oreille et de la portion caverneuse (C3), avec l'hypophyse.

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  1. Laboratory of Anatomy and Organogenesis, Faculty of Medicine, 1, place de Verdun, F-59045, Lille Cedex, France

    J. P. Francke & A. Macke

  2. Neuroradiology Unit, CHU, 1, Place de Verdun, F-59037, Lille Cedex, France

    J. Clarisse & P. Dobbelaere

  3. Department of Dental Pathology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Dental Surgery, place de Verdun, F-59000, Lille, France

    J. C. Libersa

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Francke, J.P., Macke, A., Clarisse, J. et al. The internal carotid arteries. Anat. Clin 3, 243–261 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01799021

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