Author: Glossary
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Transverse foramen
A hole for the vertebral artery in the transverse process of a cervical vertebra.
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Supraorbital foramen
An opening sometimes present above the superior border of the orbit of the eye. The supraorbital nerve and vessels pass through it.
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Stylomastoid foramen
A hole in the base of the skull between the mastoid process and the styloid process.
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Foramen spinosum
The hole in the outer edge of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone through which the middle meningeal artery passes as it enters the middle cranial fossa. It is just lateral to the foramen ovale.
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Sphenopalatine foramen
The opening between the palatine and sphenoid bones. It provides a passage from the pterygopalatine fossa to the nasal cavity for the sphenopalatine artery and nasal nerves.
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Foramen rotundum
The opening in the great sphenoidal wing through which the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve passes.
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Posterior sacral foramen
One of the openings on the posterior aspect of the sacrum through which the posterior primary branches of the sacral nerve pass.
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Posterior condyloid foramen
The opening behind the condyle of the occipital bone. A small vein passes through it.
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Palatine foramen
The openings of the palatine canals through which nerves pass to the mucosa of the hard and soft palate.
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Olfactory foramen
An opening in the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone for passage of the olfactory nerves.