Foramen lacerum
The foramen lacerum (Latin: lacerated piercing) is a triangular hole in the base of skull. It is located between the sphenoid bone, the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone, and the basilar part of the occipital bone.
Foramen lacerum | |
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Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Foramen lacerum is labeled at center left, and is visible as the large hole between yellow sphenoid, red temporal, and blue occipital) | |
Details | |
System | skeletal |
Parts | temporal bone, sphenoid bone, occipital bone |
Identifiers | |
Latin | foramen lacerum |
TA98 | A02.1.00.055 |
TA2 | 459 |
FMA | 54809 |
Anatomical terminology |
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