Preferred Label : foramen rotundum;
Uberon definition : The foramen rotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone that connects the middle
cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa.;
Uberon related term : foramen rotundum of the skull; round foramen;
Uberon Homology note : It is suggested that the mammalian lamina ascendens arose from an upgrowth of the
root of the quadrate ramus of the epipterygoid in cynodonts, separating foramen rotundum
from foramen ovale.[well established][VHOG];
Origin ID : 0005446;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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The foramen rotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone that connects the middle
cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa.
