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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
carotid canal 
cranial temporal crest 
facial nerve canal 
jugular foramen 
The jugular foramen is a large aperture in the base of the skull. It is located behind the carotid canal and is formed in front by the petrous portion of the temporal, and behind by the occipital; it is generally larger on the right than on the left side.
mastoid process of temporal bone +  
petrous part of temporal bone +  
squamous part of temporal bone +  
styloid process of temporal bone +  
suprameatal foramen 
temporal fenestra +  
tympanic plate +  
zygomatic process of temporal bone +  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Posterior lacerate foramen
Related Synonyms: foramen jugulare
Xrefs: AAO:0000249 ;   EHDAA2:0000893 ;   EHDAA:10631 ;   EMAPA:18713 ;   FMA:56432 ;   MESH:D000080869 ;   NCI:C12496 ;   SCTID:361735006 ;   UMLS:C0222712 ;   VHOG:0001113 ;   Wikipedia:Jugular_foramen
axiom_lost: relationship loss: subclass braincase and otic capsule opening (AAO:0000051)[AAO]" xsd:string {date_retrieved="2012-06-20", external_class="AAO:0000249", ontology="AAO
Definition Sources: Wikipedia:Jugular_foramen

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