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The '''jugular [[foramen]]''', 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 | The '''jugular [[foramen]]''', 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 | ||
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Revision as of 19:13, 21 November 2007
df The jugular foramen, 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
Contents
The jugular foramen may be subdivided into three compartments, each with their own contents.
- The anterior compartment transmits the inferior petrosal sinus.
- The intermediate transmits the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
- The posterior transmits the transverse sinus (becoming the internal jugular vein) and some meningeal branches from the occipital and ascending pharyngeal arteries.
Additional images
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Base of the skull. Upper surface.
External links
- Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs
- Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs
- Template:NormanAnatomy (Template:NormanAnatomyFig, Template:NormanAnatomyFig)
- Template:RocheLexicon
- UCSD