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lacerum foramen (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term foramen lacerum basis cranii (par)
Official term lacerum foramen of cranial base (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U359
Unit type pair
Materiality immaterial
Navigation
Link to the unit lacerum foramen (pair)
Links of entity generic: lacerum foramen
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: cranium Short Extended
Level 3: cranial base
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical space Short Extended
Level 3: anatomical conduit space
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A lacerum foramen of cranial base is a space of cranial canal [spatium canalis cranii ] which is an opening at the junction of the base of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, the tip of the petrous part of the temporal bone, and the basilar part of the occipital bone.
Notes
The foramen lacerum consists of external and internal fissures.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body
TAH:U259
TAH:U268
TAH:U305
TAH:U348
TAH:U357
TAH:U359 lacerum foramen (pair) PES
Taxonomy
Date: 15.06.2025