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. 2021 Jan 21;8:e10475. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10475

Figure 16. The carotid circulation and vidian canal system of Batagur baska (NHMUK 67.9.28.7).

Figure 16

Three-dimensional reconstructions of the basisphenoid, right pterygoid, in (A) dorsal, (B) ventral, and (C) left lateral view. Illustration in dorsal view (D) highlighting the placement of relevant arteries, nerves, and veins. Dark colors highlight sections fully covered by bone, light colors partially or fully uncovered sections. The red portion of the canalis cavernosus shows the inferred position of the mandibular artery. Abbreviations: ac, arteria carotis cerebralis; aci, arteria carotis interna; ap, arteria palatina; am, arteria mandibularis; bs, basisphenoid; ccb, canalis caroticus basisphenoidalis; cci, canalis caroticus internus; ccl, canalis caroticus lateralis; ccv, canalis cavernosus; cnf, canalis nervus facialis; cnv, canalis nervi vidiani; cprnv, canalis pro ramo nervi vidiani; faccb, foramen anterius canalis caroticus cerebralis; faccl, foramen anterius canalis caroticus lateralis; facnv, foramen anterius canalis nervi vidiani; fpcci, foramen posterius canalis carotici interni; gg, geniculate ganglion; pt, pterygoid; vcl, vena capitis lateralis; VII, nervus facialis; VIIhy, nervus hyomandibularis; VIIvi, nervus vidiani.