loading...| Preferred Name |
foramen rotundum |
| Synonyms |
round foramen foramen rotundum of the skull foramen rotundum ossis sphenoidalis |
| Definitions |
The foramen rotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone that connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005446 |
| conduit for | |
| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:18712 EHDAA2:0000552 SCTID:369439002 AAO:0000194 EHDAA:10629 Wikipedia:Foramen_rotundum FMA:53154 VHOG:0001543 |
| definition |
The foramen rotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone that connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa. |
| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Gray145.png |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
round foramen foramen rotundum of the skull foramen rotundum ossis sphenoidalis |
| id |
UBERON:0005446 |
| label |
foramen rotundum |
| notation |
UBERON:0005446 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
foramen rotundum |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000001 |
A circular hole in the sphenoid bone that connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa.vity. [Wikipedia:Foramen_rotundum][VHOG] |
| UBPROP_0000003 |
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] |
| UBPROP_0000012 |
todo - check placement of AAO class |
| subClassOf |