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jugular foramina

jugular foramina is the plural of jugular foramen.

Meaning of jugular foramen

Noun

jugular foramen (plural jugular foramina)

  1. 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 bone and that transmits the inferior petrosal sinus, the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves, and the internal jugular vein.

Questions about jugular foramina

What is jugular foramina the plural of?
Jugular foramina is the plural of jugular foramen.

Words near jugular foramina in the dictionary

  1. jugsful
  2. Juguang
  3. jugula
  4. jugular
  5. jugular foramen
  6. jugular foramina
  7. jugular notch
  8. jugular notches
  9. jugular trunk
  10. jugular trunks
  11. jugular vein

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