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Foramen rotundum information


Foramen rotundum of Sphenoid
Sphenoid bone. Upper surface. (Foramen rotundum labeled at center left)
Base of the skull. Upper surface. Sphenoid is yellow, and arrows indicate the foramen rotundum.)
Details
Part ofSphenoid bone
SystemSkeletal
Identifiers
Latinforamen rotundum ossis sphenoidalis
TA98A02.1.05.035
TA2621
FMA53154
Anatomical terms of bone
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The foramen rotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone of the skull. It connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa. It allows for the passage of the maxillary nerve (V2), a branch of the trigeminal nerve.

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