foramen spinosum
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Introduction
An opening in the base of the greater wing of the sphenoid on either side, anterior to the spine of the sphenoid.
It gives passage to the middle meningeal artery & the meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve.
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999