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The foramen ovale (Latin: oval window) is a hole in the posterior part of the sphenoid bone, posterolateral to the foramen rotundum.
It is one of the larger of the several holes (the foramina) in the skull.
It transmits the mandibular nerve, a branch of the trigeminal nerve.
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Names
- Latin
- Foramen ovale
- English
- Foramen ovale
- French
- Foramen ovale
- Spanish
- Foramen oval
- Portuguese
- Forame oval