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. 2001 May 15;6(2):113–124. doi: 10.1177/159101990000600205

Figure 7.

Figure 7

Projection of the embryologic segment of the internal carotid artery on its final disposition: 1: cervical - 2: ascending intrapetrous - 3: horizontal intrapetrous - 4: ascending foramen lacerum - 5: horizontal intra-cavernous- 6: clinoid - 7: termination. Note that the first cervical segment starts above the carotid glomus.