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... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Occipital Bone > Foramen Magnum
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Occipital Bone > Foramen Magnum

Preferred term

Foramen Magnum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Scope note

  • The large hole at the base of the skull through which the SPINAL CORD passes.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005539

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