Jugular foramen — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 46 GrayPage = 181 Caption = Base of skull. Inferior surface. (label for jugular foramen is at right, third from the bottom) System = MeshName = MeshNumber = The jugular foramen, a large… … Wikipedia
jugular foramen — noun : a large irregular opening from the posterior cranial fossa that is bounded anteriorly by the petrous part of the temporal bone and posteriorly by the jugular notch of the occipital and that transmits the inferior petrosal sinus, the… … Useful english dictionary
jugular foramen syndrome — Vernet s … Medical dictionary
jugular notch — näch n 1) SUPRASTERNAL NOTCH 2 a) a notch in the inferior border of the occipital bone behind the jugular process that forms the posterior part of the jugular foramen b) a notch in the petrous portion of the temporal bone that corresponds to the… … Medical dictionary
jugular fossa — n a depression on the basilar surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone that contains a dilation of the internal jugular vein * * * fossa jugularis [TA] a prominent depression on the inferior surface of the petrous part of the temporal… … Medical dictionary
Jugular — Ju gu*lar, a. [L. jugulum the collar bone, which joins together the shoulders and the breast, the throat, akin to jungere to yoke, to join: cf. F. jugulaire. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foramen magnum — Bone: Foramen magnum Occipital bone. Inner surface. Gray s subject #31 129 … Wikipedia
Jugular process — Infobox Bone Name = Jugular process Latin = p. jugularis ossis occipitalis GraySubject = 31 GrayPage = 131 Caption = Occipital bone. Outer surface. (Jugular process visible at lower left.) Caption2 = Base of the skull. Upper surface. (Jugular… … Wikipedia
Foramen jugulaire — le foramen jugulaire (jugular foramen en anglais) Le foramen jugulaire, appelé aussi trou déchiré postérieur, est une ouverture dans le crâne située entre le rocher en avant et l os occipital en arrière et laissant passage à différentes… … Wikipédia en Français
Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… … Medical dictionary
