page_title: Carotid sheath
hierarchical_section_title: Carotid sheath
caption_attribution_description: Português: Bainha carótica com as bordas coradas em vermelho.
context_page_description: The carotid sheath is an anatomical term for the fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the vascular compartment of the neck. It is part of the deep cervical fascia of the neck, below the superficial cervical fascia meaning the subcutaneous adipose tissue immediately beneath the skin.
  The deep cervical fascia of the neck includes four parts:
  The investing layer
  The carotid sheath
  The pretracheal fascia
  The prevertebral fascia
context_section_description: The carotid sheath is an anatomical term for the fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the vascular compartment of the neck. It is part of the deep cervical fascia of the neck, below the superficial cervical fascia meaning the subcutaneous adipose tissue immediately beneath the skin.
  The deep cervical fascia of the neck includes four parts:
  The investing layer (encloses the SCM and Trapezius)
  The carotid sheath  (encloses the vascular region of the neck)
  The pretracheal fascia (encloses the visceral region of the neck)
  The prevertebral fascia (encloses the vertebral region of the neck)
caption: Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the fascia coli. Carotid sheath is labeled in red.
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