Jugular foramen

Study entry

Description

The large opening between the occipital bone and the petrous part of the temporal bone, at the base of the petrous crest.

Relations

The internal jugular vein (its superior bulb), the glossopharyngeal, vagus and accessory nerves (CN IX–XI) and the inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses pass through it.

Source: cap. 8, «Cráneo» 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