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 of
Sphenoid bone
System
Skeletal
Identifiers
Latin
foramen rotundum ossis sphenoidalis
TA98
A02.1.05.035
TA2
621
FMA
53154
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.
The foramenrotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone of the skull. It connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa. It allows...
seven years after birth in a developmental study of the foramenrotundum, foramen ovale and foramen spinosum. The majority of the foramina in the skull studies...
orbital fissure V2 (maxillary nerve) through the foramenrotundum V3 (mandibular nerve) through the foramen ovale. For the five branches of the facial nerve...
skull through the foramenrotundum, where it becomes more cylindrical in form, and firmer in texture. After leaving foramenrotundum it gives two branches...
fossa. It presents (starting from the front): foramenrotundumforamen ovale Sphenoidal emissary foramenforamen spinosum This is divided into (by infratemporal...
(V2) passes through foramenrotundum in the sphenoid bone. The mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (V3) passes through foramen ovale of the sphenoid...
medial to the pterygomaxillary fissure leading into the sphenopalatine foramen. It communicates with the nasal and oral cavities, infratemporal fossa...
enters the foramenrotundum. It accompanies the middle meningeal artery and vein as the artery and vein enter the cranium through the foramen spinosum and...
orbital fissure is the foramenrotundum, for the passage of the maxillary nerve. Behind and lateral to the foramenrotundum is the foramen ovale, which transmits...
fissure V2 (maxillary nerve) is located in the foramenrotundum V3 (mandibular nerve) is located in the foramen ovale. Receives sensation from the face, mouth...
foramen, a major foramen of the pelvis Interventricular foramen, channels connecting ventricles in the brain Intervertebral foramen, foramina formed between...
trigeminal ganglion - provide blood to trigeminal ganglion Artery of the foramenrotundum Branches to nerves C5: Branches from the clinoid portion - none C6:...
(holes) in it: The foramenrotundum is a circular aperture at its anterior and medial part; it transmits the maxillary nerve. The foramen ovale is behind...
the central incisors PT point PT Point at junction between Ptm and foramenrotundum (at 11 o'clock from Ptm) pterygomaxillary fissure Ptm Point at base...
three separate foramina: the superior orbital fissure, the foramenrotundum and the foramen ovale, respectively. The ophthalmic nerve (V1) carries sensory...
wings of the sphenoid bone, medial to the foramen ovale, a small aperture, the sphenoidal emissary foramen, may occasionally be seen (it is often absent)...
nerve travels through the lower portion of the sinus and exits via the foramenrotundum. The maxillary branch passes external to, but immediately adjacent...
braincase and a less pronounced narrowing between the orbits. The foramenrotundum, an opening in the bone of the orbit, is present. The optic canal,...
cranial nerves, the nerve being cut from the infra-orbital foramen to the foramenrotundum, at the base of the skull, involving an operation through the...