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foramen rotundum (par)

Identification
Official Latin term foramen rotundum (par)
Official subsidiary term foramen rotundum (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U524
Unit type pair
Materiality material
Navigation
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Partonomic links Level 2: ossa cranii Short Extended
Level 3: os sphenoidale Short Extended
Level 4: ala major ossis sphenoidalis (par)
Taxonomic links Level 1: complexus anatomicus Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: canalis anatomicus Short Extended
Level 3: canalis cranii
Language selection
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition a round opening in the medial part of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that transmits the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve.
THIS foramen rotundum
Genus THIS isa canalis cranii
Defining property 1 THIS isForamenof ( greater wing, default )
Defining property 2 THIS isContainerof maxillary nerve
Defining property 3 THIS hasTerminationin pterygopalatine fossa Invalid 524 Invalid 329
Autogenerated definition A foramen rotundum is a cranial canal [canalis cranii] which is a foramen of greater wing [ala major ossis sphenoidalis] and contains maxillary nerve [nervus maxillaris] and is terminated in pterygopalatine fossa [fossa pterygopalatina]
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
corpus humanum top
TAH:U259
systema skeletale SOS
TAH:U268
systema skeletale axiale SOS
TAH:U402
ossa cranii XOS
TAH:U490
os sphenoidale SOX
TAH:U513
ala major ossis sphenoidalis (par) UOS
TAH:U524 foramen rotundum (par) UOU
Taxonomy
Date: 15.12.2025