Hypernyms (architrave is a kind of...): support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation). Holonyms (architrave is a part of...): entablature ((architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof).. the molding around a door or window. 2. the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns. Familiarity information: ARCHITRAVE used as a noun is rare. Dictionary entry details.
Click to read more below. The internal carotid artery enters the skull and supplies the anterior part of the brain (via cerebral branches), the eye and its appendages, and sends branches to the forehead and nose.
(From Wikipedia). The internal carotid artery passes superiorly from the carotid canal in the base of the skull, emerging via that part of the foramen lacerum which is not occluded by cartilage. The artery of pterygoid canal, the nerve of pterygoid canal and some venous drainage also pass through the foramen lacerum. The ascending pharyngeal artery is one of three possible meningeal branches of this vessel. 2  Lastly, some emissary veins pass through the foramen lacerum. 3  These connect the extracranial pterygoid plexus with the intracranial cavernous sinus and present an unopposed route for infection.