Preferred Label : foramen lacerum;
Uberon definition : A triangular hole in the base of the skull located at the base of the medial pterygoid
plate.;
Uberon Terminology note : For comparative reasons this term can only be used for the opening between the Os
temporale, Os basisphenoidale, and Os occipitale (formerly the Foramen lacerum orale
of the pig and horse). That which was formerly called Foramen lacerum aborale is the
Foramen jugulare [NOMINA ANATOMICA VETERINARIA (2005)];
Origin ID : 0018651;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
A triangular hole in the base of the skull located at the base of the medial pterygoid
plate.
