Intrajugular process of temporal bone

Processus intrajugularis ossis temporalis

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Definition

Antoine Micheau

The intrajugular process is a spicule of bone that divides the jugular foramen in two parts: a posterolateral part for the internal jugular vein and an anteromedial part for cranial nerves IX, X and XI.

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