loading...| Preferred Name | foramen rotundum | |
| Synonyms |
round foramen foramen rotundum ossis sphenoidalis foramen rotundum of the skull |
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| Definitions |
The foramen rotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone that connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005446 |
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SCTID:369439002 Wikipedia:Foramen_rotundum EHDAA2:0000552 EHDAA:10629 EMAPA:18712 VHOG:0001543 AAO:0000194 FMA:53154 |
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| definition |
The foramen rotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone that connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa. |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Gray145.png |
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| external_definition |
A circular hole in the sphenoid bone that connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa.vity. [Wikipedia:Foramen_rotundum][VHOG] |
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todo - check placement of AAO class |
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uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
round foramen foramen rotundum ossis sphenoidalis foramen rotundum of the skull |
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| homology_notes |
It is suggested that the mammalian lamina ascendens arose from an upgrowth of the root of the quadrate ramus of the epipterygoid in cynodonts, separating foramen rotundum from foramen ovale.[well established][VHOG] |
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UBERON:0005446 |
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foramen rotundum |
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UBERON:0005446 |
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foramen rotundum |
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