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fissura orbitalis superior (par)

Identification
Official Latin term fissura orbitalis superior ossis sphenoidalis (par)
Official subsidiary term superior orbital fissure of sphenoid (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U512
Unit type pair
Materiality material
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Partonomic links Level 2: ossa cranii Short Extended
Level 3: os sphenoidale Short Extended
Level 4: ala minor ossis sphenoidalis (par)
Taxonomic links Level 1: complexus anatomicus Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: canalis anatomicus Short Extended
Level 3: canalis cranii
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Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition an elongated cleft between the small and great wings of the sphenoid bone, which transmits various nerves and vessels.
THIS fissura orbitalis superior
Genus THIS isa canalis cranii
Defining property 1 THIS isBetween ( lesser wing, greater wing ) Invalid 512
Defining property 2 THIS isAbsolutePositionof ( orbit, posterior ) Invalid 512 Invalid 371
Defining property 3 THIS isContainerof oculomotor nerve Invalid 6373
Defining property 4 THIS isContainerof trochlear nerve Invalid 6377
Defining property 5 THIS isContainerof branch of ophthalmic nerve
Defining property 6 THIS isContainerof abducens nerve Invalid 6464
Defining property 7 THIS isContainerof superior ophthalmic vein
Defining property 8 THIS isContainerof inferior ophthalmic vein
Defining property 9 THIS isContainerof anastomotic branch of middle meningeal artery
Autogenerated definition A superior orbital fissure is a cranial canal [canalis cranii] which is between greater wing [ala major ossis sphenoidalis] and lesser wing [ala minor ossis sphenoidalis] and is in posterior [posterior] position of orbit [orbita] and contains oculomotor nerve [nervus oculomotorius] and contains trochlear nerve [nervus trochlearis] and contains branch of ophthalmic nerve [ramus nervi ophthalmici] p and contains abducens nerve [nervus abducens] and contains superior ophthalmic vein [vena ophthalmica superior] and contains inferior ophthalmic vein [vena ophthalmica inferior] and contains anastomotic branch of middle meningeal artery [ramus anastomoticus arteriae meningeae mediae]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
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TAH:U259
TAH:U268
TAH:U402
TAH:U490
TAH:U509
TAH:U512 fissura orbitalis superior (par) UOU
Taxonomy
Date: 13.12.2025