Foramen ovale

Study entry

Description

A large opening behind and lateral to the foramen rotundum, which opens into the infratemporal fossa.

Relations

The mandibular nerve (CN V3) and the accessory meningeal artery pass through it.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo: fosas craneales» y tabla 8-2

Other structures in this region

• Squamous part of the frontal bone
• Orbital part of the frontal bone
• Glabella
• Superciliary arch
• Supraorbital margin
• Supraorbital foramen (notch)
• Frontal eminence
• Frontal crest