loading...| Preferred Name |
jugular foramen |
| Synonyms |
Posterior lacerate foramen foramen jugulare |
| Definitions |
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. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005456 |
| conduit for |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001759 |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0222712 FMA:56432 NCIT:C12496 EHDAA:10631 EMAPA:18713 EHDAA2:0000893 VHOG:0001113 SCTID:361735006 Wikipedia:Jugular_foramen AAO:0000249 |
| definition |
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. |
| depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Foramenjugulare.PNG |
| has_exact_synonym |
Posterior lacerate foramen |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
foramen jugulare |
| id |
UBERON:0005456 |
| label |
jugular foramen |
| notation |
UBERON:0005456 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
jugular foramen |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
Large foramen that houses the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves and is located inside the condyloid fossa.[AAO] One of a pair of openings between the lateral part of the occipital bone and the petrous part of the temporal bones in the skull. The foramen contains the inferior petrosal sinus; the transverse sinus; some meningeal branches of the occipital and ascending pharyngeal arteries; and the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. [Free_Online_Medical_Dictionary] |
| UBPROP_0000002 |
relationship loss: subclass braincase and otic capsule opening (AAO:0000051)[AAO] |
| subClassOf |