Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

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KEYWORDS: Peripheral nervous system, Vasculature.

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Dissection of head and neck from a posterior approach

Blood vessels and nerves to left carotid body

The internal carotid artery and vagus nerve have been retracted posterolaterally and the superior cervical ganglion retracted posteromedially.

1 .	Occipital artery
2 .	Upper pointer: Sternocleidomastoid muscle Lower pointer: Accessory nerve (XI)
3 .	Nodose ganglion of vagus nerve
4 .	Vagus nerve (X) (retracted posterolaterally)
5 .	Internal carotid artery (retracted posterolaterally)
6 .	Upper pointer: Carotid body Lower pointer: Carotid body (accessory)
7 .	Nerve filaments entering wall of Internal carotid artery at site of carotid sinus
8 .	Artery which supplies carotid body
9 .	Internal jugular vein
10 .	Middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle
11 .	Internal carotid nerve
12 .	Superior laryngeal nerve
13 .	Gray rami communicantes (to cervical nerve I-II)
14 .	Superior cervical ganglion
15 .	Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
16 .	Nerves to carotid body (branches of glossopharyngeal nerve (IX))
17 .	Pharyngeal plexus vagus nerve
18 .	Superior horn thyroid cartilage
19 .	Superior cardiac branch vagus nerve
20 .	Sympathetic trunk