jugular foramen

English

Noun

jugular foramen (plural jugular foramina)

1. (anatomy) A large irregular opening from the posterior cranial fossa that is bounded anteriorly by the petrous part of the temporal bone and posteriorly by the jugular notch of the occipital bone and that transmits the inferior petrosal sinus, the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves, and the internal jugular vein.

Translations

opening from the posterior cranial fossa

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頸靜脈孔／颈静脉孔 (jǐngjìngmài kǒng)

References

• “jugular foramen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.