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carotid sheath
The dense fibrous investment of the carotid artery, internal jugular vein & vagus nerve on each side of the neck.
- runs deep to the sternocleidomastoid
Related
deep cervical fascia (fascia of the neck)
General
tongue
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
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