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FORAMEN JUGULAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jugular foramen
1, record 1, English, jugular%20foramen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The large opening between the occipital bone and the petrous part of the temporal bone[,] from which the internal jugular vein [and the] cranial nerves [IX, X and XI] emerge from the cranium. 2, record 1, English, - jugular%20foramen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
jugular foramen: designation derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, English, - jugular%20foramen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A02.1.00.054: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 3, record 1, English, - jugular%20foramen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foramen jugulaire
1, record 1, French, foramen%20jugulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trou déchiré postérieur 2, record 1, French, trou%20d%C3%A9chir%C3%A9%20post%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] grande ouverture située entre la partie pétreuse [...] de l'os temporal et l'os occipital[, qui] livre le passage à la veine jugulaire interne [...] et [aux nerfs crâniens IX, X et XI] qui émergent du crâne. 3, record 1, French, - foramen%20jugulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foramen jugulaire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, French, - foramen%20jugulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A02.1.00.054 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, French, - foramen%20jugulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- foramen yugular
1, record 1, Spanish, foramen%20yugular
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- agujero rasgado posterior 2, record 1, Spanish, agujero%20rasgado%20posterior
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El foramen yugular, también conocido como agujero rasgado posterior, se encuentra ubicado entre los huesos temporal y occipital; varía en tamaño y forma en los diferentes cráneos, de lado a lado en el mismo cráneo y de superficie externa a superficie interna en el mismo foramen. 2, record 1, Spanish, - foramen%20yugular
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A02.1.00.054: cifra identificadora única de la Terminología Anatómica Internacional. 3, record 1, Spanish, - foramen%20yugular
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