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foramen ovale (par)

Identification
Official Latin term foramen ovale (par)
Official subsidiary term foramen ovale (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U525
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 major 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 opening in the posterior part of the medial portion of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone; it transmits the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve and some vessels.
THIS foramen ovale
Genus THIS isa canalis cranii
Defining property 1 THIS isForamenof ( greater wing, default )
Defining property 2 THIS hasTerminationin infratemporal fossa Invalid 525 Invalid 328
Defining property 3 THIS isContainerof mandibular nerve
Defining property 4 THIS isContainerof pterygomeningeal artery Invalid 3876
Defining property 5 THIS isContainerof lesser petrosal nerve
Defining property 6 THIS isContainerof sphenoidal vein
Autogenerated definition A foramen ovale is a cranial canal [canalis cranii] which is a foramen of greater wing [ala major ossis sphenoidalis] and is terminated in infratemporal fossa [fossa infratemporalis] and contains mandibular nerve [nervus mandibularis] and contains pterygomeningeal artery [arteria pterygomeningea] and contains lesser petrosal nerve [nervus petrosus minor] and contains sphenoidal vein [vena sphenoidalis]
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:U525 foramen ovale (par) UOU
Taxonomy
Date: 15.12.2025