Preferred Name |
jugular foramen |
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Synonyms |
Posterior lacerate foramen foramen jugulare |
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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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005456 |
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axiom_lost_from_external_ontology |
relationship loss: subclass braincase and otic capsule opening (AAO:0000051)[AAO] |
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conduit for |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001759 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002019 |
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database_cross_reference |
SCTID:361735006 VHOG:0001113 MESH:D000080869 UMLS:C0222712 EMAPA:18713 Wikipedia:Jugular_foramen EHDAA:10631 AAO:0000249 NCIT:C12496 EHDAA2:0000893 FMA:56432 |
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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. |
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depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Foramenjugulare.PNG |
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depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Foramenjugulare.PNG |
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external_definition |
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] |
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has exact synonym |
Posterior lacerate foramen |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
foramen jugulare |
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id |
UBERON:0005456 |
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label |
jugular foramen |
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notation |
UBERON:0005456 |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0005456 |
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prefLabel |
jugular foramen |
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subClassOf |