Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
The Morphometric Study of the Presence of Canaliculus Innominatus and Foramen Vesalius and Their Relevance to Clinical Consideration
Dr. Sigraf Tarannum, Dr. Md. Zahid Hussain, Dr. Ravish Kumar, Dr. Rashmi Prasad
JCDR. 2021: 220-225
Abstract
Background: The foramen Vesalius is situated within the bony plate between the foramen ovale and the foramen rotundum in the floor of the middle cranial fossa. The emissary veins that connect the pterygoid plexus of veins with the cavernous sinus pass via this foramen. Canaliculus Innominatus also called petrosal foramen or foramen of Arnold. CI is bony opening situated between the foramen ovale and foramen spinoum in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone.
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