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foramen spinosum (par)

Identification
Official Latin term foramen spinosum (par)
Official subsidiary term foramen spinosum (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U527
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 greater wing of the sphenoid bone, near its posterior angle, for the middle meningeal artery.
THIS foramen spinosum
Genus THIS isa canalis cranii
Defining property 1 THIS isForamenof ( greater wing, default )
Defining property 2 THIS hasTerminationin infratemporal fossa Invalid 527 Invalid 328
Defining property 3 THIS isContainerof middle meningeal artery
Defining property 4 THIS isContainerof meningeal branch of mandibular nerve
Autogenerated definition A foramen spinosum 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 middle meningeal artery [arteria meningea media] and contains meningeal branch of mandibular nerve [ramus meningeus nervi mandibularis]
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:U527 foramen spinosum (par) UOU
Taxonomy
Date: 18.12.2025