462 ARTERIES. 



carotid, opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, and runs perpen- 

 dicularly upwards, in front of the transverse processes of the three upper cervical 

 vertebrae, to the carotid foramen in the petrous portion of the temporal bone. 

 After ascending in it for a short distance, it passes forwards and inwards through 

 the -carotid canal, and, .again ascending a little by the side of the sella Turcica, 

 curves upwards by the anterior clinoid process, where it pierces the dura mater, 

 and divides into its terminal branches. 



279. The Internal Carotid and Vertebral Arteries. Right Side. 



This vessel supplies the anterior part of the brain, the eye, and its appen- 

 dages. Its size in the adult, is equal to that of the external carotid. In the 

 child, it is larger than that vessel. It is remarkable for the number of curva- 



