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Foramen lacerum

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in the base of the skull, emerging and coursing superior to foramen lacerum as it exits the carotid canal; the internal carotid artery does not travel through foramen lacerum (the segment of the internal carotid artery that travels superior to the foramen lacerum is called the lacerum segment).
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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
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in 1869. Study of the foramen has been neglected for many years because of the small role it plays in intracranial surgery.
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Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Tibbitts, Adam W.M. Mitchell; illustrations by Richard; Richardson, Paul (2005).
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Tauber, M; van Loveren, HR; Jallo, G; Romano, A; Keller, JT (February 1999). "The enigmatic foramen lacerum".
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at Human Anatomy Online, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Internal view of skull."
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Tubbs, R. Shane; Shoja, Mohammadali M.; Loukas, Marios (25 April 2016).
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The foramen lacerum has been described as a portal of entry into the
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The first recorded mention of the foramen lacerum was by anatomist
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at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (
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Christodouleas, Boris Hristov, Steven H. Lin, John P. (2010).
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Seker, Askin; Martins, Carolina; Rhoton, Albert L. (2010).
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Structures passing through the foramen lacerum include:
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The foramen lacerum fills with cartilage after birth.
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recurrent artery of the foramen lacerum (supplies the
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It is the junction point of 3 sutures of the skull:
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John Wiley & Sons. p. 450. 619: 176:, the apex of the petrous part of the 143: 18: 834:Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator 321:It is situated anteromedially to the 7: 807:Photo of model at Waynesburg College 526: 524: 309:one of the terminal branches of the 242:petroclival (petrooccipital) suture 224:(forming the posterolateral border) 604:10.1016/B978-1-4160-5654-6.00002-7 481:10.1016/B978-0-12-822198-3.00036-7 234:(forming the posteromedial border) 14: 1087:hiatus for greater petrosal nerve 204:. It is located between 3 bones: 1092:hiatus for lesser petrosal nerve 712:10.1097/00006123-199902000-00083 399: 706:(2): 386–91, discussion 391-3. 830:"Anatomy diagram: 34257.000-1" 641:Sinnatamby, Chummy S. (2011). 469:Handbook of Clinical Neurology 465:"14 - Anatomy of petrous face" 200:) is a triangular hole in the 180:, and the basilar part of the 168:) is a triangular hole in the 1: 282:artery of the pterygoid canal 211:(forming the anterior border) 277:nerve of the pterygoid canal 272:nerve of the pterygoid canal 172:. It is located between the 1097:sphenoidal emissary foramen 440:Gray's anatomy for students 311:ascending pharyngeal artery 1554: 836:. Elsevier. 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Index


sphenoid
temporal
occipital
System
Skeletal
Temporal bone
sphenoid bone
occipital bone
Latin
TA98
A02.1.00.055
TA2
459
FMA
54809
Anatomical terminology
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Latin
base of skull
sphenoid bone
temporal bone
occipital bone
Latin
base of skull
sphenoid bone
petrous part
temporal bone
basilar part
occipital bone

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