Foramen spinosum

Study entry

Description

A foramen behind and lateral to the foramen ovale, next to the spine of the sphenoid.

Relations

The middle meningeal artery and vein and the meningeal branch of CN V3 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