Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
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Foramen spinosum - annotated
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Annotated image showing foramen spinosum (blue arrow)
Case Discussion
The foramen spinosum is located in the greater wing of sphenoid bone posterolateral to foramen ovale. It transmits the middle meningeal artery and vein, and (usually) the nervus spinosus.