foramen
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Foramen spinosum—This small opening, located posterior-lateral to the foramen ovale, is the entry point for an important artery that supplies the covering layers surrounding the brain.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Foramen lacerum—This irregular opening is located in the base of the skull, immediately inferior to the exit of the carotid canal.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Foramen ovale of the middle cranial fossa—This large, oval-shaped opening in the floor of the middle cranial fossa provides passage for a major sensory nerve to the lateral head, cheek, chin, and lower teeth.
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Foramen: an opening in the body wall for the passage of a vessel or nerve: any opening at an apex: the opening of a cocoon.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
E was an Embryo in a glass case; And F a Foramen, that pierced the skull’s base.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841 by Various
