Term Name: foramen rotundum
Synonyms: foramen rotundum of the skull, foramen rotundum ossis sphenoidalis, round foramen
Definition: The foramen rotundum is a circular hole in the sphenoid bone that connects the middle cranial fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0005446]

Relationships
is part of: sphenoid bone
is a type of: foramen of skull neural crest-derived structure