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... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Skull Base > Cranial Fossa, Posterior > Jugular Foramina
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Skull Base > Cranial Fossa, Posterior > Jugular Foramina
Body Regions > Head > Skull Base > Cranial Fossa, Posterior > Jugular Foramina

Preferred term

Jugular Foramina  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Jugular Foramen

Scope note

  • A pair of openings from the posterior cranial fossa through which the GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; VAGUS NERVE; ACCESSORY NERVE and the internal JUGULAR VEINS pass.

History note

  • 2020

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000080869

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